Prethodno priopćenje
Ottoman (Osmanli) army and the political iconography in the 17th and 18th century in continental Croatia
Sanja Cvetnić
; Filozofski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, Odsjek za povijest umjetnosti
Sažetak
Visual representations of Ottomans (Osmanli) and their army in continental Croatia during the 17th and 18th century was clearly marked by the historical context, i.e. by ongoing wars and military confl icts. For example, Roman soldiers that were present at the Crucifi xion were dressed as imaginary Ottomans; Dioscorus, pagan father of the early Christian virgin martyr St Barbara was painted alike; thirteen century saint Francis from Assisi was captured during his mission to Syria – again – by Ottomans... Soldiers of the Ottoman Empire entered to the painting and sculpture in dramaturgically impossible situations, and they were represented in a whole range of biblical and hagiographical narratives that did not belong to them. Negative iconographical stereotypes applied to contemporary military enemies, offered to artists, patrons and public in continental Croatia a mighty tool of political propaganda. Unlike this artistic exorcism of proper fears, expectable on the changing border toward the powerful Empire, there are also different examples that prove the existence of the fascination by Ottomans, Islam, and the seductive culture that spread Europe in a wave known as Turkish fashion (French turquerie, Italian alla Turca, German Turkomanie) that can be traced to the works of Titian and Venetian painters of the 16th century.
Ključne riječi
political iconography; painting; Croatia; Ottoman soldiers; 17th and 18th century
Hrčak ID:
199543
URI
Datum izdavanja:
15.12.2010.
Posjeta: 1.366 *