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sultans of swing: grim tunes
The beheaded and the beholden. The Grand Seraglio. Within its walls the Turkish Sultans sought the answer to a perplexing and ancient question: Can absolute power bring absolute bliss? It brought a lot of absolutes to be sure, and the … Continue reading →
Posted in Art History/Antiquity/Anthropology, Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion
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Tagged Alexandre Dumas, Barnette Miller, Charles Martel, Grand Seraglio, Grand Seraglio Istanbul, Lady Mary Whortley, Madame Pickwick, madame pickwick art blog, Michel Baudier, Ottaviano Bon, Ottoman Janissaries, Sultan Ahmed I, Sultan Selim the Grim
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