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Süleyman I
Melchior Lorck (mentioned on object), 1559
Portraits of Suleiman the Magnificent, the sultan of the Ottoman Empire, were extremely popular in Western Europe. He was viewed in the west with a mixture of fear and admiration. Melchior Lorck sojourned in Constantinople (today’s Istanbul) for several years and made a portrait of the sultan there on 15 February 1559, which he later used as the starting point for this engraving.
- Artwork typeprint
- Object numberRP-P-1912-384
- Dimensionsheight 405 mm x width 288 mm
- Physical characteristicsgravure