Harvard Art Museums > 1985.278: Portrait of a Youth in Green Garment Albums Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Portrait of a Youth in Green Garment , 1985.278,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 19, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/215649. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1985.278 Title Portrait of a Youth in Green Garment Classification Albums Work Type album folio Date c. 1610 Places Creation Place: Middle East, Türkiye (Turkey), Istanbul Period Ottoman period Culture Ottoman Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/215649 Physical Descriptions Medium Opaque watercolor on paper Dimensions 14.5 x 7.6 cm (5 11/16 x 3 in.) Provenance Recorded Ownership History [Adrienne Minassian, New York, 29 January 1973], sold; to Edwin Binney, 3rd, 1973, bequest; to Harvard University Art Museums, 1985. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, The Edwin Binney, 3rd Collection of Turkish Art at the Harvard Art Museums Accession Year 1985 Object Number 1985.278 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description This small painting depicts a young man wearing a white turban, a long green garment, and a sleeveless, fur-lined outer-garment. His red trousers are also visible around his ankles. The plain background is decorated with an ornamental arch-like element on top. A brick colored border frames the painting on two sides. An outer border is made of little squares in alternating hues of light brown with occasional colored squares. The figurative style of the figure, the simple arch-like decoration and the border treatment suggest that the painting was part of an album made for Ahmed I (r. 1603-17). The album was compiled by Kalender Pasha (d. 1616) who was renowned for his skills in setting margins. This painting along with another figure (1985.277) most likely constituted the top left and bottom right corners of a single folio. Exhibition History The Edwin Binney 3rd Collection of Turkish Art at the Harvard University Art Museums, Harvard University Art Museums, Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 05/16/1987 - 08/02/1987 Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
