Baki, Fuzuli and Nev'i were the great poets of the age; the city depictions of Matrakçı Nasuh established an original tradition of miniature painting. At Topkapı the art of the calligraphic panel and the traditions of the calligrapher flourished. Divan literature reached its maturity in this century.
Related civilizations
Frequently asked questions
- What was Sixteenth-Century Ottoman Court Culture: Literature, Music and Miniature Painting?
- Sixteenth-century Ottoman court culture patronised literature in Turkish, Persian and Arabic.
- When did Sixteenth-Century Ottoman Court Culture: Literature, Music and Miniature Painting happen?
- 1500 CE
- Where did Sixteenth-Century Ottoman Court Culture: Literature, Music and Miniature Painting take place?
- İstanbul, Topkapı Sarayı