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    STUDIA HISTORIA ARTIUM - Issue no. 1 / 2022  
         
  Article:   MAHMUD II AND THE PROPAGANDISTIC USE OF HIS OWN IMAGE. THE CASE OF THE TURIN MINIATURE / MAHMUD II E L’USO PROPAGANDISTICO DELLA PROPRIA IMMAGINE. IL CASO DELLA MINIATURA DI TORINO.

Authors:  CONSUELO EMILJ MALARA. 		 
       
         
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DOI: 10.24193/subbhistart.2022.05
Published Online: 2022-12-30
Published Print: 2022-12-30
pp. 105-120

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Mahmud II and the Propagandistic Use of His Own Image. The Case of the Torrino Miniature. The article, through the analysis of miniature depict Mahmud II by Luigi Gobbi, wants to demonstrate the political use by the Ottoman Sultan of his image in the form of a portrait. Assuming that the reforms promoted by Mahmud II marked a turning point in Ottoman society and that the consensus of the elites was essential for their implementation, this contribution aimed to shed light on how Mahmud II used his image to convey his reform program and achieve international consensus. Careful use of portrait combined with the formation of a modern diplomatic corps is the two points from which starts this reflection for an interpretative analysis of the Sultan’s miniature not only from a historical-artistic point of view but also of its diplomatic value. The miniature portrait thus becomes a historic testimony of the diplomatic relations between the Kingdom of Sardinia and the Ottoman Empire during Tanzimat.

Keywords: Mahmud II, Luigi Gobbi, ritratto miniato, Ottoman Empire, Sardinia Kingdom 		 
         
     
         
         
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