Tag Archives: Roxelana and Suleiman

caucasian cream of the crop

Posted on May 20, 2012 by Dave

In selecting a concubine, a Sultan held a regular weekly levee at which the virgins of the harem were brought in for his inspection; he dropped a hankerchief at the feet of the one who pleased him most, indicating she … Continue reading →

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a happy home

Posted on May 20, 2012 by Dave

The inner and residential part of the Seraglio was called the House of Happiness. It was hard to imagine who was happy there. Certainly not the fifteen hundred women of the harem. For most of them life was like that … Continue reading →

Posted in Art History/Antiquity/Anthropology, Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion | Tagged Evliya Effendi, Georges Jules Victor Clairin, Giles Milton, Grand Seraglio, J.A.D. Ingres, Madame Pickwick, madame pickwick art blog, Moritz Stifter, Ottoman Empire harem, Ottoman Empire History, Roxelana and Suleiman, Selim the Sot, Seraglio First Mistress of the Coffee, Seraglio House of Happiness, Suleiman the Magnificent, Sultan Mohammed the Conqueror | Leave a comment

palace intrigue: little castle on the prairie

Posted on April 15, 2012 by Dave

The court artists who were called upon to depict so august and all-powerful a personage as a sultan were faced with a challenging task. The represented the sultan larger than those around him, their rich robes expansively filling out the … Continue reading →