"Ottoman Army Entering a City", Folio from a Divan of Mahmud `Abd al-Baqi
last quarter 16th century
Medium
Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Dimensions
Page: H. 10 1/4 in. (26 cm) W. 6 5/16 in. (16 cm) Painting: H. 7 5/8 in. (19.4 cm) W. 4 5/8 in. (11.8 cm)
Classification
Codices
Department
Islamic Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of George D. Pratt, 1935
Accession Number
45.174.5
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
About the Artist
Mahmud 'Abd-al Baqi · 1526–1600
Mahmud 'Abd-al Baqi, also known as Bâkî (1526–1600), was a celebrated Ottoman poet and judge whose legacy intertwines with the vibrant world of 16th-century Istanbul court life. Born into a modest family—his father served as muezzin at the Fatih Mosque—he initially apprenticed as a harness-maker before pursuing formal education at a medrese, where he absorbed lectures from prominent scholars and d...