Friday, August 26, 2022

SULEYMAN THE MAGNIFICENT AS AN OLD MAN


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This image was engraved by MELCHOIR LORCK (Danish, Felnsburgh 1526 - after 1588 Hamburg(?)
The image is courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York City)

Please note that the artist would have been a contemporary of 
Suleyman the Magnifcent 
so we can hope it's a fairy accurate depiction of the man.

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