A View of Constantinople from the Dutch Embassy in Pera

Artist: Jean Baptiste Vanmour
Artwork: A View of Constantinople from the Dutch Embassy in Pera
Description: This painting is a view of Constantinople, the capital of the Ottoman Empire, from the Dutch embassy in Pera. Pera was a district of Constantinople located on the northern shore of the Golden Horn, an inlet of the Bosphorus Strait. The painting shows a wide view of the city, with the Bosphorus and the Sea of Marmara in the background. In the foreground, there are several figures on a terrace, including a man in a red coat and a turban, who is smoking a pipe.
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