ITALIAN SCHOOL (MID 19TH CENTURY)
ITALIAN SCHOOL (MID 19TH CENTURY)

CONSTANTINOPLE FROM ABOVE BEBEK

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ITALIAN SCHOOL (MID 19TH CENTURY)
CONSTANTINOPLE FROM ABOVE BEBEK
OIL ON CANVAS
45½ X 76.7/8 IN. (115.6 X 195.2 CM.)

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CONSTANTINOPLE IS SHOWN HERE FROM A HILL ABOVE BEBEK ON THE BOSPHORUS WITH A SEBIL, OR ORNAMENTAL FOUNTAIN, IN THE FOREGROUND. IN THE DISTANCE ONE CAN SEE THE OLD CITY INCLUDING, ON THE HORIZON, THE SLEMANIYE, THE SULTAN AHMET MOSQUE AND THE TOPKAPI SARAYI POINT.

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