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The Grand Vizier Crossing the Atmeydanı (Horse Square)
Also titled De grootvizier steekt de Atmeydanı (hippodroom) over
Jean Baptiste Vanmour (Valenciennes, 1671–1737)
1720 - 1737
- Medium
- canvas, oil paint (paint)
- Classification
- painting
- Dimensions
- height 61 cm x width 84.5 cm
- Museum
- Rijksmuseum
- Rights
- Public Domain Mark, as the museum states it.
- Who can see it
- Little Ones profiles and older: it shows gentle subjects for the very young. How works are placed
About this work
The Atmeydanı was Istanbul’s large, central square. Two obelisks recall the fact that the area had been a hippodrome in ancient times. The grand vizier, on horse-back at lower right centre, is accompanied by soldiers and preceded by two servants. They carry a prayer rug and a cushion in case he is called to prayer while en route.
