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Taglio di stoffa

ca. 1565–80
Not on view
Splendidi tessuti di seta con grandi disegni erano tra i materiali preferiti dai nobili delle corti del XVI secolo a Istanbul per realizzare indumenti lussuosi e venivano spesso utilizzati per i caffetani dai colori intensi e vivaci dei sultani ottomani. In questo esemplare, il motivo verticale del fogliame stilisticamente si può paragonare a quello delle piastrelle murali in ceramica degli edifici dell’ epoca. La tessitura, che in turco si chiama kemha, incorpora un filato metallico nel lampasso, un tessuto operato (simile al broccato). I tessuti kemha degli Ottomani normalmente si compongono di un fondo di raso e di un motivo tessuto in diagonale messo in risalto con l’oro. Quando vengono colpiti da un raggio di luce, i disegni brillano e sembrano galleggiare su uno sfondo scintillante.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Titolo: Taglio di stoffa
  • Data: ca. 1565-80
  • Area geografica: Turchia, probabilmente Istanbul
  • Materiale e tecnica: Seta e filato metallico; lampasso
  • Dimensioni: 121,9 x 67,3 cm
  • Crediti: Acquistato, lascito di Joseph Pulitzer, 1952
  • Numero d'inventario: 52.20.21
  • Curatorial Department: Islamic Art

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