Live Auction 1423519th Century European & Orientalist Art
Alberto Pasini (Italian, 1826-1899)
Lot 74

Alberto Pasini (Italian, 1826-1899)

A market before Nusretiye Camii mosque in Tophane, Constantinople

Closed14 December 2017

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GBP 137,500

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Alberto Pasini (Italian, 1826-1899)
A market before Nusretiye Camii mosque in Tophane, Constantinople
signed and dated 'A. Pasini.1870.' (lower left)
oil on canvas
9 3/8 x 15 ¾ in. (23.7 x 40 cm.)

Specialist note

In the present lot Pasini captures the bustle of a busy market at the side of the quay, fresh produce from the arriving merchant ships are sold amidst the lively bustle of the crowd. Meanwhile, the Nusretiye Mosque in the Tophane district sits reverently to the centre right of the composition. The mosque was built by Sultan Mahmut II and opened in 1826. Architecturally the mosque has Islamic elements with a baroque style façade, making it unique to the city.