Wall paintings (landscape) held by the architectural structures in and around the city of İzmir during the Ottoman period of and 19th century and unique applications

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Thesis Type: Postgraduate

Institution Of The Thesis: Dokuz Eylül University, Güzel Sanatlar Enstitüsü, Geleneksel Türk El Sanatları Ana Sanat Dalı, Turkey

Approval Date: 2012

Thesis Language: Turkish

Student: EZGİN YETİŞ

Supervisor: FİLİZ ADIGÜZEL TOPRAK

Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection

Abstract:

During 18th and 19th centuries, a new painting routine began which brought change in every field because of the westernization movement and effected the Ottoman Palace?s art production in aspect of decreasing working organizations outside the Palace and Anatolia. The landscape paintings were the first examples which were made by Western influence on the walls of the Topkapı Palace. This kind of painting spread quickly around the Palace and in Anatolia during the 18th and 19th centuries, and it had replaced with other decorative elements in religious and civil architecture.Particularly the landscape paintings which were used as decorative elements on plaster in religious and civil architecture in West Anatolia in 19th century, were thought to have been made by particular artists or artist groups. Thus, in this thesis titled it is intented to investigate the landscape paintings on plaster which are found in the architectural structures of İzmir during the 19th century Ottoman Empire. Twenty-six landscape painting examples which are found in nine buildings- four civil, and five in religious buildings- in and around İzmir were examined from the view of their composition, technique of application and decorative styles. All buildings that are included in this thesis are presented though their historical and architectural properties, the history of the paintings they hold, the position of the paintings inside the building, the stylistic properties. The explanation of the composition properties of landscape paintings is supported by drawings of compositions in diagrams. In addition, paintings which were made by different styles or made recently in some buildings have been briefly mentioned as distinguished examples.The first chapter presents information about the painting activities of Ottoman Empire in the 18th and 19th centuries, muralists (wall painters) in Anatolia, technical and style features of Ottoman wall paintings and about landscape paintings on plaster. The second chapter presents different parts of religious and civil architecture examples are examined one by one. In the third chapter, unique wall painting applications which are produced with the influence of this thesis are presented.İngilizce Anahtar Kelimeler:1- Landscape Painting on Plaster2- Wall Painting3- Ottoman Architecture4- Architectural Structures of ?zmir5- Ottoman Westernization