{"product_id":"17711-the-sultans-world","title":"The Sultan\u0026#x27;s World","description":"\u003cFONT style=\"BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff\" size=4 face=Arial\u003e\n\u003cP class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt\"\u003e\u003cSPAN lang=EN-US style=\"FONT-FAMILY: TheSans; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US\"\u003e\u003cFONT size=3\u003eNews of the fall of Constantinople on May 29, 1453, spread throughout Europe like wildfire.\u003cSPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\"\u003e\u0026nbsp; \u003c\/SPAN\u003eThe geographic approach of the Ottoman Empire coincided with the emergence of a fascination with this highly developed culture and its groundbreaking scientific insight. Artists from every corner of Europe traveled to the shores of the Bosporus; trade flourished, as did cultural interchange, giving rise to a great number of works of art that reflect this intercultural dynamism. The opulent volume presents selected examples of this early enthusiasm for the Orient and illustrates the allure that the Near East exercised on Western artists, drawing attention to the influence of the Islamic world on Renaissance thought. Masterpieces by Giovanni Bellini, Vittore Carpaccio, Albrecht Dürer, Titian, and other artists adorn this elaborate publication.\u003cSPAN style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\"\u003e\u0026nbsp; \u003c\/SPAN\u003e\u003c?xml:namespace prefix = \"o\" ns = \"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office\" \/\u003e\u003co:p\u003e\u003c\/o:p\u003e\u003c\/FONT\u003e\u003c\/SPAN\u003e\u003c\/P\u003e\n\u003cP class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt\"\u003e\u003cSPAN lang=EN-US style=\"FONT-FAMILY: TheSans; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US\"\u003e\u003co:p\u003e\u003cFONT size=3\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c\/FONT\u003e\u003c\/o:p\u003e\u003c\/SPAN\u003e\u003c\/P\u003e\n\u003cP class=MsoNormal style=\"MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt\"\u003e\u003cSPAN lang=EN-US style=\"FONT-FAMILY: TheSans; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US\"\u003e\u003cFONT size=3\u003eExhibition: Palais des Beaux-Arts, Brussels, 27.2.31.5.2015\u003co:p\u003e\u003c\/o:p\u003e\u003c\/FONT\u003e\u003c\/SPAN\u003e\u003c\/P\u003e\n\u003cP\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c\/P\u003e\u003c\/FONT\u003e\n","brand":"Hatje Cantz Verlag","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45526234890504,"sku":"9783775739665","price":49.8,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0582\/8948\/8049\/files\/odoo_9783775739665_add9eb0f-74f0-4819-8fd6-7540d85ab642.jpg?v=1744141009","url":"https:\/\/www.hatjecantz.de\/en\/products\/17711-the-sultans-world","provider":"Hatje Cantz Verlag","version":"1.0","type":"link"}