Turkish Lady of Brusa
Medium
Painting
Classification
Painting
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Martha F. Butler
Accession Number
1991.56.117
Tags
Art Historical Context
**Turkish Lady of Brusa** by Miner Kilbourne Kellogg captures the allure of 19th-century Orientalism a striking waist-length portrait of a woman from Brusa (modern-day Bursa), a historic city in Turkey known for its Ottoman heritage and silk trade. Kellogg, an American painter active in the mid-1800s, traveled extensively through Europe and the Middle East, where he immersed himself in Eastern cultures. This undated oil painting reflects his fascination with Turkish attire and physiognomy, blending neoclassical precision with exotic allure—a hallmark of Western artists romanticizing the "Orien...