The Funeral of Sultan Suleyman the Magnificent
Item
Title
The Funeral of Sultan Suleyman the Magnificent
Description
This illuminated manuscript shows the funeral procession for Sultan Suleyman the Magnificent, a lavish affair portrayed with an appropriately flashy amount of gold leaf. The Ottomans used artistic extravagance to assert their dominance in the cultural sphere.
Creator
Seyyid Lokman
Temporal Coverage
1579
Spatial Coverage
Istanbul, Turkey
Type
Image
Date Created
2008-06-11
Source
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Funeral_of_Sultan_Suleyman_the_Magnificent.jpg
Contributor
Mao Reynolds
Rights
"DrFO.Jr.Tn" from Djerba, Tunisia.
