Language of Power Through the Cosmic Center in the ‘Receiving of the Messenger’ Scene of the Suleiman-Nama (Süleymannâme) (TSMK, H. 1517) Vr. 503a
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https://doi.org/10.16947/fsmia.957061Keywords:
Süleymannâme, Cosmology, Cosmic Center, Symbols of Power, MiniatureAbstract
Miniature art, which has an important place among the book arts, was created with the aim of visualizing the texts in the manuscripts. In the illustrated dates brought to life with the support of a patron, the presence of a gratifying language built in favor of the patron stands out in the miniatures included as well as in the text of work. In this context, the presence of a visual language built in favor of the sultan on the illustrated dates, which were started to be created by the order of the sultan himself or the state officials in high office, that gratifies his power, draws attention. In the article discussed, the existence of this language of power in Ottoman miniatures were tried to be analyzed through the concepts of symbols of power in Turks and the cosmic center. As the example through which this analysis was to be done, the scene “Suleiman the Magnificent Receiving the Messenger of the Sharif of Mecca Responsible of Hijaz in the Palace in Aleppo” in the vr. 503a of the 1558 dated work d Suleiman-nama (Süleymannâme) (TSMK, H. 1517), the making of which had started by the order of sultan, was selected. As a result of this analysis, a vertical composition scheme consisting of the symbols of center and power has been found in the present miniature.
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