yes. yes, exactly. can you just tell me a bit more about the artist, because he s a really important figure here in turkey? yes, he was important because he did lots of things in arts and culture. he was a museologist and he was the head of the first art school. he was an archaeologist and he wanted to become a painter. i guess the big picture idea is that he actually travels to paris and he encounters painting there including, of course, orientalist painting by european artists, which inspires him. and when he returns to turkey, he starts to make his own version of orientalism. yes, we can say that even when he was in paris, people saw him as an oriental figure. so he was the best man to paint these subjects. so his calling card, if you like, was, if you want orientalist pictures, well, i m an oriental man. i m the guy to do it. yes. let s talk about the actual picture itself. what s going on? there s this figure associated with music who s really contemplating a group of tortoise
when he was in paris, people saw him as an orientalfigure. so he was the best man to paint these subjects. so his calling card, if you like, was, if you want orientalist pictures, well, i m an oriental man. i m the guy to do it. yes. let s talk about the actual picture itself. what s going on? there s this figure associated with music who s really contemplating a group of tortoises at his feet. some people think that these tortoises are representing the bureaucracy, which is difficult to change, slowly changing bureaucracy of ottoman times. but this is painted for a european audience, and i don t expect they could understand the meaning. that s interesting you say that, because i ve certainly come across this interpretation where, if you look at the background, you can see all of this peeling off plaster. the brickwork is exposed. quite clearly, there are cobwebs running up
baris, this is a really imposing painting, which i think i m right in saying comes from towards the end of osman hamdi s life, right? yes. yes, exactly. can you just tell me a bit more about the artist, because he s a really important figure here in turkey? yes, he was important because he did lots of things in arts and culture. he was a museologist and he was the head of the first art school. he was an archaeologist and he wanted to become a painter. i guess the big picture idea is that he actually travels to paris and he encounters painting there including, of course, orientalist painting by european artists, which inspires him. and when he returns to turkey, he starts to make his own version of orientalism. yes, we can say that even when he was in paris, people saw him as an oriental figure. so he was the best man to paint these subjects. so his calling card, if you like, was, if you want orientalist pictures, well, i m an oriental man. i m the guy to do it. yes.
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