ARHI127 PO - Ottoman Art and Architecture

When Offered: Offered alternate years; next offered spring 2025
Instructor(s): C. Dadlani
Credit: 1

This course explores the art and architecture of the Ottoman empire (1299-1922). It covers renowned monuments such as the Blue Mosque, the urban history of Istanbul, arts of the book (manuscripts and album painting), and objects from the imperial treasury. Throughout, the course considers the relationship between visual culture and the growth, consolidation, and transformation of an expansive, multicultural, multilingual, and multi-confessional empire. Given the centuries-long history of the Ottoman empire and its vast territories, the course encompasses diverse themes including royal and gendered patronage, the status of artists and architects at the royal court, cross-cultural exchange, urbanism, the circulation of objects through trade and diplomacy, the introduction of new technologies in the nineteenth century, and the emergence of “Ottomania” in the twentieth century.

Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
Area 1