Artista: Jean Baptiste Vanmour
Encontro: 1737
Tamanho: 76 x 101 cm
Técnica: Oil On Canvas
Derwishen or Islamic saints took a special place in religiously tolerant Istanbul. Like Christian monks, some derwishen roamed the countryside or the city, while others lived in communities or orders. The best known order is that of the Mevlevi derwishen, the followers of the philosopher and mystical poet Jalal ad-Din Rumi (1207-1273), who is also called Mevlana, our master philosopher. Mevlevi derwishen try to get in touch with Allah through prayer, music and swirling dance. Their right hand is pointed up at the dance to receive the heavenly blessing, which they pass to the earth with the left hand. The followers of Mevlana lived in dykes, also called Mevlevihanesi. Vanmour painted the Mevlevihane that stood near the Palais de Hollande in Pera. It was the oldest of the city and existed next to a prayer hall or dance hall (semahane), of rooms for the derwishes, a room and a special prayer room for their leader the sheikh, a women's section, a library, a dining room and kitchen, a public fountain, a bellroom from which the prayer hour was announced and a cemetery. The ceremony began when the leader of the derwishes left his seat and stood on the edge of the dance floor to address his followers. Vanmour depicted him on the right side of the painting in the contemplative attitude he would adopt throughout the ceremony. Then the derwishes greeted their leader one by one, as the two men in the foreground do, and then they began their prayer. By turning the rhythm of the music in the same place they got into a trance. The derwishen wear the distinctive cylindrical hat, the zipper, and long woollen clothing that swirled around them when spinning around in a beautiful circle. On the balcony, which we see on the left upstairs, flute is played. Vanmour has depicted two spectators very prominently. They stand behind the balustrade near the chair of the religious leader and their features are very similar to those of Patrona Halil and his accomplice Muslu Bese. Why Vanmour has portrayed these leading players from the 1730 Revolt so prominently is unclear. It does help us in the dating of the painting, which must have been done between October 1730 (just after the uprising) and November 1730 (the murder of Patrona Halil and his supporters).
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