Harvard Art Museums > 1985.277: Portrait of a Youth Wearing Red Trousers and a Green Tunic 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 Wearing Red Trousers and a Green Tunic , 1985.277,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 26, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/215992. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1985.277 Title Portrait of a Youth Wearing Red Trousers and a Green Tunic 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/215992 Physical Descriptions Medium Opaque watercolor on paper Dimensions 14.9 x 7.3 cm (5 7/8 x 2 7/8 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 1985.277 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, red trousers with a matching sleeveless, fur-lined outer-garment. He wears a green tunic secured with a belt underneath and the sleeves of his white almost transparent inner shirt are visible below his elbows. The plain background is decorated with an ornamental arch-like element on top. A thin decorative border is placed on the left followed by a thicker border of brick color framing the painting on two sides. The outer border is made of little squares in alternating hues of light brown. The figurative style of the figure, the simple arch-like decoration and the border treatment suggest that it 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 (1985.278) most likely constituted the top left and bottom right corners of a single folio. 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
