'Ottoman Army Entering a City', Folio from a Divan of Mahmud `Abd al-Baqi, last quarter 16th century, Attributed to Turkey, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper, Page: 10 1/4 x 6 5/16 in. (26 x 16 cm), Codices, This manuscript copy of Mahmud 'Abd al Baqi’s Divan (collected works) contains poems extolling the pleasures and notable events of courtly life in later sixteenth-century Istanbul. This painting illustrates the arrival of the Safavid prince Haidar Mirza, sent to the Ottoman court as a hostage to fulfill the terms of a treaty between the Ottomans and the Safavids
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