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Turkey
Painting, Acrylic on Paper
Size: 13.7 W x 19.6 H x 0.1 D in
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Geometric composition with a leaf design inspired by Byzantine art. This leaf motif is a relief inside the Constantine Lips Monastery’s north church, located in Aksaray, Istanbul. Palmette motifs are also used in Islamic art. Vertical half of a palmette design is called Rumi, and palmette is defined as two Rumi designs placed opposite each other to create a medallion. Palmette and Rumi patterns are cut-out from paper and applied to the painted surface. In this painting, Byzantine palmette and 2 Rumi patterns placed in the same angle with the brushstrokes in order to give an impression of movement of the patterns. However, this leaf resembles to a lotus flower and it belongs to a larger composition on the marble cornice of north church’s main apse. The main part of the cornice comprises a central composition, with an equal-armed cross enclosed in a wreath of foliage and, flanking the wreath, two symmetrical flower stems and two facing partridges [or peacocks]. Beyond this composition which is in the middle of the frieze, the field is divided into equilateral triangles by a slight zig-zag frame, each triangle being filled with an upright leaf or a palmette (Grabar, 1963). But this cross relief enclosed by a wreath of foliage, representing the place of Jesus is in heaven, is missing today, possibly recently stolen.
Painting:Acrylic on Paper
Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork
Size:13.7 W x 19.6 H x 0.1 D in
Frame:Not Framed
Ready to Hang:No
Packaging:Ships in a Box
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Handling:Ships in a box. Artists are responsible for packaging and adhering to Saatchi Art’s packaging guidelines.
Ships From:Turkey.
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Art historian (PhD) and arts journalist from Istanbul, Turkey.
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