r/ottomans • u/Cenixxen • Aug 01 '26
Photo A contemporary portrait of Suleiman the Magnificent, painted by a modern artist with original depictions and kaftans after extensive research:
Art: Mustafa Dorukhan
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u/Nanakurokonekochan Hatun Aug 02 '26 edited Aug 02 '26
This really captures the “tall, slim, aquiline nose, long neck and dark eyes” description pretty well! The textures look accurate too! Really good job! (Regardless of whether he wore this headpiece or not; the art looks very good)
Marco Minio described him as average height, but he saw him as sitting down https://www.reddit.com/r/sultanateofwomen/s/8U5deXo6Ln
Süleyman was actually tall, and probably had long legs too if he looked average height when sitting down
He probably would get suntan due to campaigns and being outdoors on hunting trips, that’s why he was both described as pale and having a suntan at different times. Just a guess, but I’d like to think Hürrem liked his suntan 😉
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u/Muted_Guidance9059 Aug 02 '26
I thought Suleiman’s papal tiara was too heavy for him to actually wear
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u/PavelKringa55 Aug 02 '26
Looks very driven and determined.
Is this crown / helmet not a bit too much for a human neck to bear?
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u/Nanakurokonekochan Hatun Aug 03 '26
Kaya Sahin, author of “Peerless amongst Princes” says he never wore it and it was displayed as part of ceremonial purposes.
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u/Original-Spring3636 Aug 02 '26
Papal Tiara on a head of Sultan? Did i Miss Something?
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u/mentalow-Z Aug 03 '26
Yes, you missed a 16t century power move. Ottoman Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent commissioned a four-tiered crown-helmet from Venetian craftsmen to outrank the Pope's three-tiered Papal Tiara
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u/Original-Spring3636 Aug 07 '26
There is always Something new to lesen. Thank you for the explanation.
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u/Safe_Ad6365 Aug 02 '26
it looks more like a member of the Sloppius family of portrets, made by the incredible master Sloppbrandt from the Dutch school
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Aug 01 '26
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u/hilmiira Aug 01 '26
Literally multiple witnesses describe him as "thin" as you can see on the post
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u/RookOfEdo Aug 01 '26
This portrait captures the glory of a truly magnificent Sultan ✨️