مرکز منطقه ای اطلاع رساني علوم و فناوري - WALL PAINTING ART IN 19TH CENTURY OTTOMAN RELIGIOUS ARCHITECTURE: KALKANDELEN ALACA MOSQUE EXAMPLE FROM BALKANS

Abstract :

Wall ornaments named as “hand carved” constitutes one of the important aesthetic elementsof Turkish – Islamic architecture. Hand carved pieces of art developed in Ottoman architectureespecially due to Westernization period effect and was subject to changes. The place and importance of these ornaments is significant as they carry properties of historical and architecture styles of the date they were created and as they reflect the development of painting art in Ottoman art and architecture. Especially the wall paintings made in 19th century constitute the most important examples of Ottoman painting art which developed and changed due to Western effect. In these landscape paintings related to Istanbul were emphasized the characteristics of the development of Ottoman society in all respects and all the paintings were made in architecture and they were effective in emphasizing the outer mass and enriching the interior. These wall paintings were applied especially in housings and religious buildings as the symbol of admiration for the capital city of Istanbul. It is possible to encounter important examples of these wall paintings in which the style features of Turkish-Islamic art and Baroque and Rococo arts in Ottoman architectural works in Balkans. Under the scope of this study in Kalkandelen city which was an important trade centre of Ottoman Empire and hosted important religious buildings, properties of Ottoman wall painting art which was developed and changed in 19th century by Western effect, was determined by comparing the wall paintings in its inventory with other examples similar to wall paintings in Alaca Mosque which has an important place in Ottoman architecture with its ornament properties.