Özet:

Wall paintings (fresco) have an important place in the process of passing from miniature art to western-style painting in the Ottoman Empire. Wall paintings that could be seen in Ottoman palaces as of the second half of 18th century spread over territories of the Ottoman beyond Istanbul (Constantinople) in a short time and were applied on walls of mansion, water-tank with a fountain, tomb and mosques in the next period. Within this period; Ethem Bey Mosques that was constructed in Tiran (that is, the capital city of Albania) is one of the most important work of art of Ottoman within Balkan Peninsula in terms of decoration and wall painting. Wall paintings reminding of Anatolian examples of western painting style are present on interior and exterior wall surfaces of narthex of aforementioned mosque. Paintings bearing a resemblance to examples of miniature art exist on walls of sanctuary in contrast to ones that can be seen on external wall. Aforementioned wall paintings drawn via two different styles are important as they reflect certain attempts for both westernization and resistance to it in the Ottoman painting (miniature) art in the last quarter of 18th century. Within the scope of the present article; paintings existing on walls of sanctuary of Tyrant Ethem Bey Mosque are going to be reviewed in terms of stylistic features of miniature art and traces of attempt to maintain the progress of Ottoman miniature art ending on book pages by means of wall surfaces are going to be found out.

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