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Calligraphic panel with gilded lettering

Sabancı Üniversitesi Sakıp Sabancı Müzesi (Emirgan, İstanbul, Türkiye)

The inscription is verse 88 of the Hud surah, ve mâ tevfîkî illâ billâh (My achievement derives only from God). The perfect proportions of the letters and overall balance of the composition reflects the influence of Mustafa Rakım’s style on Sultan Mahmud II. His signature at the left, which reads, Ketebehu Mahmûd Hân b. Abdulhamîd (Written by Mahmud Han son of Abdülhamid), was designed by Mustafa Rakım.

Detail

Collection: 
Kitap Sanatları ve Hat Koleksiyonu
Title: 
Calligraphic panel with gilded lettering
Dimensions: 
53,7 x 86,6 cm
Medium: 
Thick paper, paint, gold ink
Location: 
Sabancı Üniversitesi Sakıp Sabancı Müzesi (Emirgan, İstanbul, Türkiye)
Object Number: 
130-0109-SMA
Credit: 
© Sabancı University Sakıp Sabancı Museum

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Subject

Kitap Sanatları ve Hat Koleksiyonu

Format

Thick paper, paint, gold ink

Geographical Location

Istanbul, Turkey