PugJesus@piefed.social to Traditional Art@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoEngraving of a Turkish family by German artist Albrecht Dürer, made ~1495 ADmedia.piefed.socialimagemessage-square8linkfedilinkarrow-up149arrow-down10
arrow-up149arrow-down1imageEngraving of a Turkish family by German artist Albrecht Dürer, made ~1495 ADmedia.piefed.socialPugJesus@piefed.social to Traditional Art@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square8linkfedilink
minus-squareMelobol@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down1·2 months agoI wonder having the woman barefoot and her chest exposed - is it racial commentary, or historical representation…
minus-squarernercle@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10arrow-down1·2 months agoOrientalist fantasies?
minus-squareBrummbaer@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·2 months agoTotally. Here is something I found about women’s clothing in the 16th century. https://jezebeljane.blogspot.com/2015/09/womens-clothing-in-16th-century-turkey.html?m=1
minus-squaremuhyb@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·2 months agoDürer was an imaginative guy and actually made some of his works entirely from descriptions. So I’m guessing this is one of them too. One of his most famous works entirely made from descriptions >>
minus-squarePugJesus@piefed.socialOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 months agoHonestly, that’s pretty impressive working purely from description. And metal af.
minus-squaremuhyb@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoYeah, it’s impressive! (and metal. Look at that armor). He would be a great sci-fi illustrator if he lived today.
minus-squarezwerg@feddit.orgcakelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 months agoI doubt Dürer went to Turkey, so being generous its most likely a ‘common knowledge’ interpretation.
minus-squareSualtam@lemmus.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·2 months agoTurks at that time were always trying to conquer Germany. There were probably some opportunities to see them.
I wonder having the woman barefoot and her chest exposed - is it racial commentary, or historical representation…
Orientalist fantasies?
Totally. Here is something I found about women’s clothing in the 16th century.
https://jezebeljane.blogspot.com/2015/09/womens-clothing-in-16th-century-turkey.html?m=1
Dürer was an imaginative guy and actually made some of his works entirely from descriptions. So I’m guessing this is one of them too.
One of his most famous works entirely made from descriptions >>
Honestly, that’s pretty impressive working purely from description. And metal af.
Yeah, it’s impressive! (and metal. Look at that armor). He would be a great sci-fi illustrator if he lived today.
I doubt Dürer went to Turkey, so being generous its most likely a ‘common knowledge’ interpretation.
Turks at that time were always trying to conquer Germany. There were probably some opportunities to see them.