The exhibition "Treasures of the Ottoman Sultans" will be held in summer in the Kremlin

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Exhibition "Treasures of the Ottoman Sultans" will be held in summer in the Kremlin

21/05/201012: 48

MOSCOW, May 21 - RIA Novosti. The exhibition "Treasures of the Ottoman Sultans" will be held in the Moscow Kremlin Museums - Exhibition Hall of the Assumption Belfry and the One-Pillar Chamber of the Patriarch's Palace - from May 26, August 15, 2010, Mr.., Said in a press release the organizers of the exhibition.

"The exhibition continues a multi-year program of" Royal and Imperial treasures in the Kremlin and is world-famous collection of of the Museum of Topkapi Palace (Istanbul), formed on the basis of the richest treasures of the Ottoman sultans. In Moscow, the treasures of Topkapi come first ", - stated in a press release.

Topkapi Palace for centuries served as the residence of Ottoman sultans, was the political and cultural center of Turkey, that his native with the Moscow Kremlin. Collections of two museums preserve the monuments of world importance, among which diplomatic gifts, showing the long intercourse Russia and Turkey. The exhibition "Treasures of the Ottoman Sultans" - response to the exposure of the Museums of the Moscow Kremlin, which is taking place these days in the Museum of Topkapi Palace. Organizers emphasize that this cultural exchange is taking place on the advertisement of Istanbul European Capital of Culture.

The exhibition includes more than one hundred exhibits, which represent the period of XVI-XVII centuries - the era of greatest prosperity and might of the Ottoman Empire. It's symbols of power, the ancient ceremonial and military weapons, including captured by the Ottomans in Cairo after the defeat at the beginning of the XVI century Mamluk Empire, manuscripts and miniatures, Arabic calligraphy, executed by the Turkish and Iranian masters in Istanbul and Tabriz, precious robes of sultans, their wives and children.

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The most valuable collection of specimens Topkapi Palace are subjects of weapons, podnesennye a gift to the sultan, or performed on their personal request. Swords belonging to the Ottoman Sultans - Mehmet Fitihu (the Conqueror), Bayezid II, Selim I Yavuz (the Terrible), Suleiman Kanuni I (legislators), and others - is an extraordinarily graceful performance and richness of decoration. The exhibition also presents "Alem" - a kind of banners, the symbol of the sultan during military campaigns and battles: as a rule, they carried on the hands or installed behind the governor.

A special place in the collection of Ottoman palace occupies Chinese porcelain. The collection includes more than 12,000 items - along with rare specimens of porcelain Ming and Yuan, in the collection of the Topkapi is seladonovye items and items with inscriptions in Arabic script, are specially made in China for the Ottomans. Even in Turkey, starting from the XVIII century porcelain decorated with details of the jewelry made in the classical style of Turkish arts and crafts XVI-XVII centuries.

The collection of manuscripts is the second largest after the collection of porcelain: in the men's wear stores handwritten works not only in Turkish, but also in Arabic, Persian and Chagatai languages, a large collection of very rare miniatures, as well as samples of transparent patterns on paper. At an exhibition in Moscow are exhibits from this part of the meeting - among them the famous calligrapher Sheikh albums Hamdullaha performing the in the XV century revolution in the art of calligraphy, miniature portraits of the sultans, drawings. Among the exhibits, visitors will see a portrait of the Russian envoy, written by order of Shah Abbas the XVI century - is the only known portrait of a Russian diplomat at the time. According to Russian experts, the miniature depicts GB Vasilchikov posted by Ivan the Terrible with a diplomatic mission to Persia.

"All presented examples of Ottoman art of weaving - Sultans apparel, items of women's and children's clothing - is part of the collection of tissue Topkapi Palace Museum, which is famous for its diversity and preservation of artifacts", - stated in a press release.

Much of the Topkapi Palace - three hundred rooms - was Harem: the sultans lived there, their mothers, sons, daughters, wives and slaves. The exhibition presents a portrait of the famous Roksolana or Hjurrem-Sultan: it will remind visitors of the role of this extraordinary woman in the history of the Ottoman Empire, a captive in the Ukraine and transferred to the Ottoman palace as a concubine. Roksolana not only managed to win the love of the Sultan, and become his lawful wife, but also played an important role in the political affairs of the country. It is possible that Turhan Sultan - the mother of Sultan Mehmed IV-had Russian roots: her pearl print can be seen at the Moscow exhibition.

RIA Novosti serves informational partner of the exhibition.

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