Aga Bassa Ianizerorum primus ac summus dux; Cadilesguer omnium caussarum aplissimus index apud Turc; Ismael Parsar M. Dux; Solimannus Turcorum Imp.
This engraving represents four men from Turkey and the Ottoman empire. On the left, a man of high rank wears a short-sleeved overcoat with braided fastenings and embellishments on the border of the sleeves, open on the front to reveal a long-sleeved, ankle-length robe with a pattern of rosettes and lozenges. He wears a turban with several feathers, and low-heeled boots. He carries a staff on his left hand.
A Turkish 'Cadilesguer', on the center-left, wears a long robe with a brocaded (?) pattern of scrolling motifs, with long puff sleeves and a fabric belt tied around the waist, under a short-sleeved, fur-lined overcoat. His beard and moustache are long, and he wears a rounded turban on his head. The tips of his pointed-toe shoes are seen peeking from under his robe. He holds a small paper scroll in his right hand.
A Grand Duke, on the center-right, wears a short-sleeved overcoat with a (possibly embroidered) pattern of lozenges and pearls, with braid trimmings on the sleeves, over a long robe with a brocaded pattern of scrolling motifs, bordered with a pattern of lozenges with dots, between strips of pearls. He wears thin belt around his waist, and a large turban with feathers and jeweled accessories on his head.
A Turkish Emperor, on the right, wears a fur-lined overcoat over a velvet (?) robe with long puff sleeves and jeweled buttons, and a thin jeweled belt around the waist. He wears a rounded turban on his head, and his pointed-toe shoes peek at the bottom of his robe.
A Turkish 'Cadilesguer', on the center-left, wears a long robe with a brocaded (?) pattern of scrolling motifs, with long puff sleeves and a fabric belt tied around the waist, under a short-sleeved, fur-lined overcoat. His beard and moustache are long, and he wears a rounded turban on his head. The tips of his pointed-toe shoes are seen peeking from under his robe. He holds a small paper scroll in his right hand.
A Grand Duke, on the center-right, wears a short-sleeved overcoat with a (possibly embroidered) pattern of lozenges and pearls, with braid trimmings on the sleeves, over a long robe with a brocaded pattern of scrolling motifs, bordered with a pattern of lozenges with dots, between strips of pearls. He wears thin belt around his waist, and a large turban with feathers and jeweled accessories on his head.
A Turkish Emperor, on the right, wears a fur-lined overcoat over a velvet (?) robe with long puff sleeves and jeweled buttons, and a thin jeweled belt around the waist. He wears a rounded turban on his head, and his pointed-toe shoes peek at the bottom of his robe.
Artwork Details
- Title: Aga Bassa Ianizerorum primus ac summus dux; Cadilesguer omnium caussarum aplissimus index apud Turc; Ismael Parsar M. Dux; Solimannus Turcorum Imp.
- Artist: Abraham de Bruyn (Flemish, Antwerp 1540–1587 Cologne (?))
- Publisher: Joos de Bosscher (Netherlandish, active Amsterdam 1587–died 1591)
- Date: 1580
- Medium: Engraving
- Dimensions: Image: 7 13/16 × 11 7/16 in. (19.9 × 29 cm)
Frame: 9 3/4 × 13 5/16 in. (24.8 × 33.8 cm)
Sheet: 21 5/16 × 16 5/16 in. (54.2 × 41.5 cm)
Book: 21 7/8 × 16 3/4 × 1 15/16 in. (55.5 × 42.5 × 5 cm) - Classifications: Books, Prints, Ornament & Architecture
- Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1921
- Object Number: 21.44(114)
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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