Ottoman art on show in Kraków

The exhibition “Ottomania: The Ottoman Orient in Renaissance Art” is part of a bigger project “Ottomans & Europeans: Reflecting on five centuries of cultural relations.”

An exhibition at a museum in Kraków showcases a selection of paintings by such masters as Albrecht Dürer, Hans Memling, Vincenzo Bellini, Tintoretto and Paolo Veronese, offering a glimpse of the 16th century Ottoman Empire through the eyes of Renaissance masters.

“It will showcase the results of artistic exchanges between Europe and the Ottomans during the Renaissance and will stimulate artistic encounters and discussions on EU-Turkish cultural relations today,” a press release for the exhibition reads.

“The project focuses on living and non-living artists. By means of exhibitions, conferences and ‘blind dates' between young artists, the project will attempt to raise awareness relating to cultural interaction between Europe and Turkey during the Ottoman era, to stimulate creative encounters between young artists from both sides today and raise meaningful questions about current relations in order to move towards a common future.” (jh/rk)