Gentile Bellini's Portrait of Sultan Mehmed II: Lives and Afterlives of an Iconic Image

by Elizabeth Rodini

Book Overview

In 1479, the Venetian painter Gentile Bellini arrived at the Ottoman court in Istanbul, where he produced his celebrated portrait of Sultan Mehmed II. An important moment of cultural diplomacy, this was the first of many intriguing episodes in the picture's history.

Elizabeth Rodini traces Gentile's portrait from Mehmed's court to the Venetian lagoon, from the railway stations of war-torn Europe to the walls of London's National Gallery,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0755616618
• ISBN13: 9780755616619
• Release Date: September 2020
• Publisher: I. B. Tauris & Company
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.1"