Pair of Tiles with Floral Design
Ottoman dynasty (1299–1923), c. 1560
Medium
Iznik ware, fritware painted in blue, turquoise, red, green, and black under a transparent glaze
Dimensions
A: 27.9 × 22.2 × 2 cm (11 × 8 3/4 × 7/8 in.); B: 27.9 × 22.4 × 2.1 cm (11 × 8 13/16 × 7/8 in.)
Classification
earthenware
Department
Arts of Asia
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
72850
Rights
Public Domain
About this artwork
During the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, at the height of the Ottoman Empire, ceramic vessels and tiles of remarkable artistic and technical quality were produced at Iznik, a city in northwestern Anatolia. The middle of the sixteenth century was an important moment in the evolution of Iznik wares. To the existing blue-and-white palette was added color: first turquoise, green, and purple, then a red slip. The earlier focus on tableware was supplemented by a new demand for architectural til...
About the Artist
Islamic
Islamic art, a profound visual tradition originating in the 7th century CE, flourished across vast territories from Spain to India under Muslim rule, encompassing architecture, ceramics, manuscripts, textiles, and metalwork produced by diverse artisans rather than a single named master. Drawing from pre-Islamic Sasanian, Byzantine, and late antique influences, its early development under the Umayy...