A HOUSE WİTH MURAL PAINTING FROM OTTOMAN PERIOD IN BERAT CITY
BERAT ŞEHRİNDE OSMANLI DÖNEMİNDEN KALAN DUVAR RESİMLİ BİR EV

Author : Metin UÇAR -- Ruhi KONAK
Number of pages : 247-257

Abstract

Correspondingly with Otoman social life, like in Anatolia, many religious and secular builgings were also built in different Balkan cities. Along with the architectural properties of the period they belong to , these constructions have been important representatives of Turkish culture with the ornamentation and mural painting inside and outside. In Balkans, especially Berat city which is in Albania is one of the richest balkan cities in terms of representing Turkish culture. There are some constructions on which there are ornamentations and mural paintings which represent Turkish culture in the city. The guesthouse of an islamic monastery in Gorica district of the city is one of these constructions. There are mural paintings which were done with hand-drawn technique on plaster in two rooms of the house. These mural paintings which were generally done on a panel or medallion show similarity with the examples of miniature craft. Within the context of this article , the paintings on the walls of the house being talked about have been examined in terms of form properties of miniature craft and the struggle for maintaining the adventure of Otoman miniature craft which ended in book pages on walls have been intended.

Keywords

Balkans, Ottoman Period, Albania, Berat, Mural Painting

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