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Ottoman art is therefore the dominant element of Turkish art before the 20th century, although the Seljuks and other earlier Turks also contributed. The 16th and 17th centuries are generally recognized as the finest period for art in the Ottoman Empire , much of it associated with the huge Imperial court.
In the early 16th century, the range of decorative motifs in Ottoman art expanded, as attested in other mediums of Ottoman art such as tiles and manuscript decoration. Only a few fragments of painted ornament have survived in architecture from this era, but a similar trend most likely occurred in this medium as well. [73]
In the 16th century, the art of Ottoman illumination experienced its second peak since the reign of Sultan Mehmed II. The style of Classical Turkish Illumination emerged, while illumination began to be used more widely beyond book adornment, decorating forms of art such as weaving and ceramics. [12]
16th century map of Miyaneh by Matrakçı Nasuh Topkapı Palace during the reign of Selim I. During the 1520's, the Ottoman miniature style settled, as exemplified by the Selimnâme, which was completed in 1524 and chronicled Sultan Selim 1's life, and contains contemporary costumes and events. [16]
Another floriate style that appeared in Ottoman decoration from the 15th century onward is hatayî, which consists in large part of peonies and leaves shown in varying stages of budding and blooming. This style had its origins further east in China or Turkestan and it appeared in Islamic art from the 13th century onward. [238]
Saz was a style of vegetal ornament popular in Ottoman decorative arts of the 16th century CE, characterized by the use of long, feathery sawtoothed leaves and composite blossoms. [4] At the same time, saz is also used as a name for the art style, in which saz ornament was basic element of the compositions. [5]
After Ottoman domination was established over present-day Tunisia and Algeria in the 16th century, this local architecture was blended with contemporary Ottoman architecture. [251] Tunisia and Algeria, as separate provinces that eventually became semi-autonomous in the later 17th century, each developed local flavours of this mix.
Nakkaş Osman (sometimes called Osman the Miniaturist [a]) was the chief miniaturist for the Ottoman Empire during the later half of the sixteenth century. The dates of his birth and death are poorly known, but most of his works are dated to the last quarter of the sixteenth century.