The Creation of a Natural History Display at the Yıldız Palace by Fausto Zonaro and Hüseyin Zekâi Paşa

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The Creation of a Natural History Display at the Yıldız Palace by Fausto Zonaro and Hüseyin Zekâi Paşa

Yazarlar:

Müjde Dila Gümüş

Yayıncı:

Istanbul University

Ana Başlıklar:

Kültürel ve Doğal Miras | Sanat Tarihi

Dergi:

Sanat Tarihi Yıllığı Issue 32, pp.275-303

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

6/2023

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001294264

pISSN:

0579-4080

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 Related to the increasing interest in natural history in Europe in the 19th century, natural history collections were established in various institutions in the Ottoman Empire. Yıldız Palace was among the collection centers during Abdülhamid IIs reign r. 1876-1909. The Sultans collection used to be exhibited in the natural history museum within Yıldız Palace and at various points of the palace. The collection items were distributed to multiple educational institutions, mainly to the Ministry of Education, following Abdülhamid IIs dethronement. This article focuses on two glass cabinets designed as natural history displays with landscape paintings on the interior surfaces and taxidermized birds inside. The cabinets were assembled at Yıldız Palace at the beginning of the 20th century, and have been preserved in the Istanbul University Faculty of Science since the 1930s. Besides being examples of the display practices at Yıldız Palace, the cabinets are relevant in an art historical aspect since the paintings in them carry Fausto Zonaros, Hüseyin Zekais, Halids Naci, and A. Nicots signatures. The cabinets exemplify a unique collaboration of four artists, each of whom had served in Yıldız Palace with different titles during Abdülhamid II reign. Within this articles scope, the cabinets mentioned, which have yet to be examined in an art historical context and have been overlooked in the literature on related painters, are introduced in detait, emphasizing the paintings they carry. In relation to the critical importance of Yıldız Palace as a self-representation medium for Abdülhamid II, it is argued that natural history displays at the palace were a component of the modern appearance of the Sultan. The primary sources of the study consist of publications and archival documents from the Abdülhamid II era, photographs from Yıldız Albums, and inventory records of Istanbul University.

 Related to the increasing interest in natural history in Europe in the 19th century, natural history collections were established in various institutions in the Ottoman Empire. Yıldız Palace was among the collection centers during Abdülhamid IIs reign r. 1876-1909. The Sultans collection used to be exhibited in the natural history museum within Yıldız Palace and at various points of the palace. The collection items were distributed to multiple educational institutions, mainly to the Ministry of Education, following Abdülhamid IIs dethronement. This article focuses on two glass cabinets designed as natural history displays with landscape paintings on the interior surfaces and taxidermized birds inside. The cabinets were assembled at Yıldız Palace at the beginning of the 20th century, and have been preserved in the Istanbul University Faculty of Science since the 1930s. Besides being examples of the display practices at Yıldız Palace, the cabinets are relevant in an art historical aspect since the paintings in them carry Fausto Zonaros, Hüseyin Zekais, Halids Naci, and A. Nicots signatures. The cabinets exemplify a unique collaboration of four artists, each of whom had served in Yıldız Palace with different titles during Abdülhamid II reign. Within this articles scope, the cabinets mentioned, which have yet to be examined in an art historical context and have been overlooked in the literature on related painters, are introduced in detait, emphasizing the paintings they carry. In relation to the critical importance of Yıldız Palace as a self-representation medium for Abdülhamid II, it is argued that natural history displays at the palace were a component of the modern appearance of the Sultan. The primary sources of the study consist of publications and archival documents from the Abdülhamid II era, photographs from Yıldız Albums, and inventory records of Istanbul University.

 Related to the increasing interest in natural history in Europe in the 19th century, natural history collections were established in various institutions in the Ottoman Empire. Yıldız Palace was among the collection centers during Abdülhamid IIs reign r. 1876-1909. The Sultans collection used to be exhibited in the natural history museum within Yıldız Palace and at various points of the palace. The collection items were distributed to multiple educational institutions, mainly to the Ministry of Education, following Abdülhamid IIs dethronement. This article focuses on two glass cabinets designed as natural history displays with landscape paintings on the interior surfaces and taxidermized birds inside. The cabinets were assembled at Yıldız Palace at the beginning of the 20th century, and have been preserved in the Istanbul University Faculty of Science since the 1930s. Besides being examples of the display practices at Yıldız Palace, the cabinets are relevant in an art historical aspect since the paintings in them carry Fausto Zonaros, Hüseyin Zekais, Halids Naci, and A. Nicots signatures. The cabinets exemplify a unique collaboration of four artists, each of whom had served in Yıldız Palace with different titles during Abdülhamid II reign. Within this articles scope, the cabinets mentioned, which have yet to be examined in an art historical context and have been overlooked in the literature on related painters, are introduced in detait, emphasizing the paintings they carry. In relation to the critical importance of Yıldız Palace as a self-representation medium for Abdülhamid II, it is argued that natural history displays at the palace were a component of the modern appearance of the Sultan. The primary sources of the study consist of publications and archival documents from the Abdülhamid II era, photographs from Yıldız Albums, and inventory records of Istanbul University.

 19. yüzyılda Avrupada doğa tarihine yönelik ilginin artmasıyla ilişkili olarak Osmanlı Devletinde de çeşitli kurumların bünyesinde doğa tarihi koleksiyonları oluşturulmuştu. II. Abdülhamid dönemindeki sal. 1876-1909 koleksiyon odaklarından biri de Yıldız Sarayıydı. Padişahın koleksiyonu Yıldız Sarayı bünyesindeki doğa tarihi müzesinde ve sarayın çeşitli noktalarında teşhir edilmiş, II. Abdülhamidin tahttan indirilmesinin ardından ise başta Maarif Nezareti olmak üzere çeşitli eğitim kurumlara dağıtılmıştır. Bu makale, 20. yüzyılın başında Yıldız Sarayında iç ve dış yüzeyleri manzara resimleri ile kaplanarak içerinde tahnit edilmiş kuşlar sergilenmiş olan ve 1930lardan beri İstanbul Üniversitesi Fen Fakültesinde muhafaza edilen iki adet camlı dolaba odaklanmaktadır. Yıldız Sarayındaki sergileme pratiklerini örnekleyen camekanlı dolaplardaki resimlerin, Fausto Zonaro, Hüseyin Zekâi Paşa, Halid Naci ve A. Nicot ve imzalarını taşımaları; konuyu sanat tarihsel açıdan önemli kılmaktadır. Dolaplar, her biri II. Abdülhamid döneminde farklı unvanlarla Yıldız Sarayında görev yapmış olan dört sanatçının ünik bir iş birliğini örneklemektedir. Daha önce sanat tarihi disiplini açısından incelenmemiş ve ilgili ressamlar üzerine olan literatürde ele alınmamış olan bu dolaplar, makale kapsamında, taşıdıkları resimlere özel bir vurgu ile detaylı biçimde tanıtılmıştır. Yıldız Sarayının II. Abdülhamid ile adeta özdeşleşen ve onu temsil eden bir nitelik taşıması ile ilişkili olarak, saraydaki doğa tarihi teşhirlerinin, padişahın modern imajının bir parçasını meydana getirdikleri öne sürülmüştür. Çalışmanın birincil kaynaklarını II. Abdülhamid döneminden çeşitli basılı kaynaklar, arşiv belgeleri, Yıldız Albümlerinden fotoğraflar ve İstanbul Üniversitesinin envanter kayıtları meydana getirmektedir.

Makale detayları

The Creation of a Natural History Display at the Yıldız Palace by Fausto Zonaro and Hüseyin Zekâi Paşa

Yazarlar:

Müjde Dila Gümüş

Yayıncı:

Istanbul University

Ana Başlıklar:

Kültürel ve Doğal Miras | Sanat Tarihi

Dergi:

Sanat Tarihi Yıllığı Issue 32, pp.275-303

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

6/2023

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001294264

pISSN:

0579-4080

Late Ottoman Art

Yıldız Palace

Abdülhamid II

Fausto Zonaro

Hüseyin Zekâi PaşaGeç dönem Osmanlı sanatı

Yıldız Sarayı

II. Abdülhamid

Fausto Zonaro

Hüseyin Zekâi Paşa.

Sayı

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Yazarlar: Müjde Dila Gümüş

Yayıncı: Istanbul University

Ana Başlıklar: Kültürel ve Doğal Miras | Sanat Tarihi

Dergi: Sanat Tarihi Yıllığı Issue 32, pp.275-303

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 6/2023

Belge Dili: İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.): 2001294264

pISSN: 0579-4080

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Müjde Dila Gümüş

Yayıncı:

Istanbul University

Ana Başlıklar:

Kültürel ve Doğal Miras | Sanat Tarihi

Dergi:

Sanat Tarihi Yıllığı Issue 32, pp.275-303

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

6/2023

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001294264

pISSN:

0579-4080