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View of the Sultan's Barge in front of the Nusretiye Camii

Aloysius Rosarius Amadeus Raymondus Andreas Preziosi

1846

watercolor

From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum

Orientalism Romanticism Early 19th Century Cityscape

Dominant colour

View of the Sultan's Barge in front of the Nusretiye Camii is a 1846 watercolor by Aloysius Rosarius Amadeus Raymondus Andreas Preziosi, a Orientalism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.

Who painted this?: Aloysius Rosarius Amadeus Raymondus Andreas Preziosi
When & what style?: 1846 · Orientalism
Where can I see it?: Victoria and Albert Museum

About this work

This watercolour is titled View of the Sultan's Barge in front of the Nusretiye Camii. It's a work from the Romanticism movement. The Nusretiye Camii was built between 1822 and 1826 by Sultan Mahmud II. It was named to celebrate the sultan's recent abolition of the rebellious janissary troops. The artist who created this work is part of a larger art historical context. To learn more, look up the movement: Romanticism.

The story of this work

Overview

A watercolor depicts a sultan’s elaborately decorated gilded kayik moored before the Nusretiye Camii, a mosque built between 1822 and 1826 by Sultan Mahmud II to commemorate the disbanding of the Janissary corps. The mosque, designed by architect Kirkor Balyan in a Baroque style influenced by his studies in Paris, stands beside the Tophane barracks and cannon foundry across the Golden Horn from the old city. The scene captures the public fascination with the sultan’s ceremonial barge, which frequently drew the attention of both subjects and foreign observers. The work is one of 34 watercolors…

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About the artist

Artist

Aloysius Rosarius Amadeus Raymondus Andreas Preziosi

Amedeo Preziosi (2 December 1816 – 27 September 1882) was a Maltese painter and traveler known for his watercolours and prints of Constantinople, the Balkans, Ottoman Empire, and Romania.

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