THE BRIDE OF TREBIZOND: TURKS AND TURKMENS ON A FLORENTINE WEDDING CHEST, CIRCA 1460

A Florentine cassone (wedding chest) painted circa 1460 by Apollonio di Giovanni and Marco del Buono shows a battle taking place in the vicinity of the Byzantine empire of Trebizond located on the Black Sea. In 1458, the Trapezuntine princess Theodora Komnena married the Turkmen leader Uzun Hasan. I...

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Main Author: BASKINS, CRISTELLE (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2012
In: Muqarnas
Year: 2012, Volume: 29, Issue: 1, Pages: 83-100
Further subjects:B Asiatic League Apollonio di Giovanni cassone Turkmen Akkuyunlu Uzun Hasan Marco del Buono Trebizond Mehmed II, Ottoman Florence
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)