An Entertainment Scene (Evening entertainment in the Golden Horn) from Surname-i Vehbi
Istanbul, Turkey
Topkapı Palace Museum
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18th century
Levni (Late 17th century, Edirne-1732, Istanbul)
112b; 113a
Miniature; illustrated
The book's dimension: 20x38 cm
Istanbul
In this miniature we see an evening of rafts and fireworks on the Golden Horn. The grand vizier is seated on the Aynalıkavak quayside in the right frame and the sultan on the palace balcony. On the first of the two rafts in this procession, dancers and musicians perform in a garden of blazing cypress tree and Solomon’s seal fireworks. On the second is a revolving fortress stuffed with fireworks that have been set off while the military band at the stern of the raft plays.
The Library of Sultan Ahmed III
"An Entertainment Scene (Evening entertainment in the Golden Horn) from Surname-i Vehbi" in "Sharing History", Museum With No Frontiers, 2024. https://sharinghistory.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;AWE;tr;191;en
MWNF Working Number: TR2 187
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