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23-Oct-2018 Dick Osseman

Istanbul Gazi Ahmet Pasa Mosque october 2018 9248.jpg

Strolling through Istanbul refers to this painting as follows: "".. the wooden ceilings under the western galleries, painted with elaborate arabesques in rich reds, dark blue, gold and black. This is perhaps the most extensive and best preserved example of this kind of painting in the city; it is singularly rich and beautiful. Unfortunately the ceiling on the left has recently (the book is from 1989) been spoiled by an attempt at restoration, but the one on the right still retains a somber brilliance."

As the book does not indicate a "looking from the inside / outside" I can only hope this is the better one, at the right when inside the mosque.

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