Tile Panel

Unknown

second half 16th century · Stonepaste; polychrome painted under a transparent glaze · Islamic Art

The tiles used in this panel are products of the Iznik kilns. Situated within forty miles of the Ottoman capital city of Istanbul, the ceramic workshops of Iznik began producing ceramic tiles for the Ottoman court in the early part of the sixteenth century. An explosion of Iznik tile production occurred in the mid‑sixteenth century, stimulated by a surge of royal building in Istanbul supervised by the celebrated Ottoman architect‑in‑chief, Sinan. Colorful, repeating-pattern Iznik tiles such as these still enliven the walls of mosques and palaces throughout Istanbul.

Artist

Unknown

Date

second half 16th century

Medium

Stonepaste; polychrome painted under a transparent glaze

Department

Islamic Art

Credit line

Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917