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DiaporamaThe Meal in Honour of Ambassador Cornelis Calkoen, Jean Baptiste Vanmour, c. 1727 - c. 1730
1730
90.0 x 120.0 cm
The meal offered to Ambassador Calkoen by the grand visor on behalf of Sultan Ahmed III, 14 September 1727. The Dutch and some of the Turkish ministers share tables in the council hall. Part of a series of paintings with Turkish subjects brought from Turkey to the Netherlands by the ambassador Cornelis Calkoen and by his cousin Nicolaas in 1817 at the Executive Board of the Levantsche Handel in Amsterdam.
Jean Baptiste Vanmour (1671 – 1737)
Jean Baptiste Vanmour (1671-1737) vividly captured Ottoman life during the Tulip Era! Explore his detailed portraits of Sultan Ahmed III, court scenes & a unique window into 18th-century Turkish culture.
About this artwork
- Title: The Meal in Honour of Ambassador Cornelis Calkoen, Jean Baptiste Vanmour, c. 1727 - c. 1730
- Artist: Jean Baptiste Vanmour
- Year: 1730
- Original dimensions: 90.0 x 120.0 cm
- Format: Landscape
- Copyright status: Public domain
- Main color: Walnut
- Color intensity: Monochromatic
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