Copy of a long pointed compartment of tiles, forming a portion of the decoration of the dome of the Tomb of the Sultan Mahomet I at Broussa
- Object:
Watercolour
- Place of origin:
Bursa (city), Turkey (made)
- Date:
19th century (made)
- Artist/Maker:
Parvillée, Léon (artist)
- Museum number:
49-1893
- Gallery location:
In Storage
Physical description
Copy in tempera [watercolour?] of a long pointed compartment of tiles, forming a portion of the decoration of the dome of the Tomb (Yeshil Turbeh) of the Sultan Mahomet I (1413-1421) at Broussa; it is painted with a pattern of interlaced strapwork and scrolling stems with leaves and flowers. There is also a spandril and an ornamental panel of marble carved with a pattern of a similar character from the 'mihrab' or niche in the Green Mosque (Yeshil Jami) at Broussa, built in 1420 by Sultan Mahomet I.
On stretcher.
Place of Origin
Bursa (city), Turkey (made)
Date
19th century (made)
Artist/maker
Parvillée, Léon (artist)
Dimensions
Height: 2597 mm frame, Width: 987 mm frame, Depth: 32 mm frame
Descriptive line
Parvillee
Subjects depicted
Tombs; Bursa (city)
Categories
Islam
Collection code
PDP
