At the Bosniak Institute in Sarajevo the audience had a chance to see the exhibition of minitures by Nasuh Matrakci. The exhibition was organized by Yunus Emre Institute as a part of the event 'Matrakci Nasuh in the Balkans'.

Since 2014 marked 450 years from the death of Nasuh Matrakci, the event has been organized to introduce his work to Sarajevo audience. The event included panels, documentary film, showing the 'matraka' game, invented by Matrakci and the exhibition of his miniatures.

Nasuh Matrakci was of Bosnian origin, born in Visoko. He was a famous historian, calligrapher, musketeer and miniature painter in the Ottoman State, who lived and worked in the period of Sultan Selim I, and Sultan Suleyman (known also as the Lawgiver).

Matrakci painted many miniatures on his expeditions. The exhibition at the Bosniak Institute showed prints of minatures that are part of the Topkapi collection.

Highlights from the Exhibition

image 'Sultaniye City, Argun Han Tomb' by Nasuh Matrakci / Photo by Islamic Arts Magazine

image Tabriz City by Nasuh Matrakci / Photo by Islamic Arts Magazine

image 'Upper part of Erzurum, in the middle of Bosforus and below Pasin Plain' by Nasuh Matrakci / Photo by Islamic Arts Magazine

image 'Above Agi Village, Bellow Ercis Castle' by Nasuh Matrakci / Photo by Islamic Arts Magazine

image 'Erzincan City' by Nasuh Matrakci / Photo by Islamic Arts Magazine

image 'Bagdad City and Edge Regions'; 'Bagdad City, Castle and the Edge Regions' by Nasuh Matrakci / Photo by Islamic Arts Magazine

image 'Istanbul' by Nasuh Matrakci / Photo by Islamic Arts Magazine

image 'Above Hereke Castle, Bellow Cinarli' by Nasuh Matrakci / Photo by Islamic Arts Magazine

image 'Adana City, Inside the City and the Castle and the houses outside' by Nasuh Matrakci / Photo by Islamic Arts Magazine

image 'Sunkur Derbend in the middle of Dinever Town, below: the Dilaver Castle' by Nasuh Matrakci / Photo by Islamic Arts Magazine

image Installation view / Photo by Islamic Arts Magazine

image Installation view / Photo by Islamic Arts Magazine


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