Copy of portion of the carved marble decoration on the exterior of the Green Mosque at Broussa
- Object:
Watercolour
- Place of origin:
Bursa (city), Turkey (probably, made)
- Date:
19th century (made)
- Artist/Maker:
Parvillée, Léon (artist)
- Museum number:
32-1893
- Gallery location:
In Storage
Physical description
Copy in tempera [watercolour] of portion of the carved marble decoration on the exterior of the Green Mosque (Yeshil Jami') at Broussa, built in 1420 by the Sultan Mahomet I; a tympanum and spandril have been reproduced, the former containing a pattern of interlacing strapwork and simulated Kufic inscriptions, and the latter a design of scrolling stems and leaves; there is also a small oblong panel with a geometric device. On paper on stretcher.
Place of Origin
Bursa (city), Turkey (probably, made)
Date
19th century (made)
Artist/maker
Parvillée, Léon (artist)
Dimensions
Height: 990 mm frame, Width: 1560 mm frame, Depth: 32 mm frame
Descriptive line
Parvillee- copy of tiles at Bursa
Subjects depicted
Mosques; Marble; Carving; Bursa (city)
Categories
Islam
Collection code
PDP
