A Hidden Treasure in Sakarya from the Westernisation Period: Hand-Drawn Decorations in Taraklı Yunus Pasha Mosque
The Yunus Pasha Mosque, located in the Taraklı district of Sakarya province and dating back to the 16th century, was built in the style of Ottoman mosques, consisting of a dome-covered square-planned harbour, and a three-section narthex in front of the northern wall of this harim. The building is im...
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| description | The Yunus Pasha Mosque, located in the Taraklı district of Sakarya province and dating back to the 16th century, was built in the style of Ottoman mosques, consisting of a dome-covered square-planned harbour, and a three-section narthex in front of the northern wall of this harim. The building is important in terms of the decoration program in the Ottoman art of the Westernization Period, with its original hand-drawn works that have survived to the present day. In this research, the old and new versions of the hand-drawn decorations were studied comparatively, as a result of revealing the original patterns before the restoration of 1993 with the mechanical scraping made in the harim during the restoration that was launched by the General Directorate of Foundations in 2023. These decorations were analysed in regard to their style and compositional features, and where they stood in the decorative programme of the Ottoman Westernisation Period was discussed. Flower bouquets, curtain and oil lamp motifs, chain patterns, writing, geometric motifs, and inscribed medallions were hand-drawn on the plaster in the harim of the building, concordant with the decorative programme that started to become fashionable in Ottoman architecture in the 18th century. In addition, the depiction of medallions with their nails as a painting on the wall, which is not encountered in other examples of religious architecture, is an indication of the rich imagination of the artists Black, yellow, brick colour, blue and red constitute the colour scheme of these decorations. When the decorations, which are believed to be the work of local artists, are examined on the basis of their style and composition, two different periods stand out. These periods, dated to the latter half of the 19th century and the early 20th century, are also significant in terms of revealing diverse elements in the decorative programme. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-66e57da2ce1d4eccb0e117cf3b20fc662025-08-20T02:27:31ZdeuIstanbul University PressSanat Tarihi Yıllığı2717-69402024-06-013326130210.26650/sty.2024.1415671123456A Hidden Treasure in Sakarya from the Westernisation Period: Hand-Drawn Decorations in Taraklı Yunus Pasha MosqueGülsen Tezcan Kaya0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6856-8397Esra Durmuş1https://orcid.org/0009-0000-5852-370XSakarya Üniversitesi, Sakarya, TürkiyeEskişehir Teknik Üniversitesi, Eskisehir, TurkiyeThe Yunus Pasha Mosque, located in the Taraklı district of Sakarya province and dating back to the 16th century, was built in the style of Ottoman mosques, consisting of a dome-covered square-planned harbour, and a three-section narthex in front of the northern wall of this harim. The building is important in terms of the decoration program in the Ottoman art of the Westernization Period, with its original hand-drawn works that have survived to the present day. In this research, the old and new versions of the hand-drawn decorations were studied comparatively, as a result of revealing the original patterns before the restoration of 1993 with the mechanical scraping made in the harim during the restoration that was launched by the General Directorate of Foundations in 2023. These decorations were analysed in regard to their style and compositional features, and where they stood in the decorative programme of the Ottoman Westernisation Period was discussed. Flower bouquets, curtain and oil lamp motifs, chain patterns, writing, geometric motifs, and inscribed medallions were hand-drawn on the plaster in the harim of the building, concordant with the decorative programme that started to become fashionable in Ottoman architecture in the 18th century. In addition, the depiction of medallions with their nails as a painting on the wall, which is not encountered in other examples of religious architecture, is an indication of the rich imagination of the artists Black, yellow, brick colour, blue and red constitute the colour scheme of these decorations. When the decorations, which are believed to be the work of local artists, are examined on the basis of their style and composition, two different periods stand out. These periods, dated to the latter half of the 19th century and the early 20th century, are also significant in terms of revealing diverse elements in the decorative programme.https://cdn.istanbul.edu.tr/file/JTA6CLJ8T5/405B28280A8B4F1CB1641F41B31B8B3Bsakarya taraklıyunus pasha mosquehand-drawn decorationwesternisation periodrestoration |
| spellingShingle | Gülsen Tezcan Kaya Esra Durmuş A Hidden Treasure in Sakarya from the Westernisation Period: Hand-Drawn Decorations in Taraklı Yunus Pasha Mosque Sanat Tarihi Yıllığı sakarya taraklı yunus pasha mosque hand-drawn decoration westernisation period restoration |
| title | A Hidden Treasure in Sakarya from the Westernisation Period: Hand-Drawn Decorations in Taraklı Yunus Pasha Mosque |
| title_full | A Hidden Treasure in Sakarya from the Westernisation Period: Hand-Drawn Decorations in Taraklı Yunus Pasha Mosque |
| title_fullStr | A Hidden Treasure in Sakarya from the Westernisation Period: Hand-Drawn Decorations in Taraklı Yunus Pasha Mosque |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Hidden Treasure in Sakarya from the Westernisation Period: Hand-Drawn Decorations in Taraklı Yunus Pasha Mosque |
| title_short | A Hidden Treasure in Sakarya from the Westernisation Period: Hand-Drawn Decorations in Taraklı Yunus Pasha Mosque |
| title_sort | hidden treasure in sakarya from the westernisation period hand drawn decorations in tarakli yunus pasha mosque |
| topic | sakarya taraklı yunus pasha mosque hand-drawn decoration westernisation period restoration |
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