Author/Authors :
özbek, yıldıray akdeniz üniversitesi - edebiyat fakültesi - sanat tarihi bölümü, Antalya, turkey
Title Of Article :
A Historic Subject in the Wall Paintings of Sinasos (Mustafapaşa): The Case of Otsu
Abstract :
Sinasos, a Cappadocian town, attracts attention with its houses which have some wall paintings that have extraordinary subjects. The signature of the artist is often found on many of the wall paintings in the houses known to have been constructed in 19th century. The subject of this paper is a wall painting of a historical subject painted by Kostis Meletiadis, a painter of some of the wall paintings in the town, in the house of the caviar merchant Haralambos Sultanidis. The subject of this painting is the failed assassination attempt in Otsu in May 1891 on the Russian Prince Nikola (Czar between 1894 and 1917) and his cousin Georgios, the Greek prince, during their common visit to Japan. The paper also focuses on the resources employed for this painting by Kostis Meletiadis in 1893, only two years after this event, and questions why such an event was chosen for the subject of this wall painting in this house in Sianasos.
NaturalLanguageKeyword :
Wall Painting , Cappadocia , Mustafapaşa (Sinasos) , Otsu
JournalTitle :
Mediterranean Journal Of Humanities
