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A Turk with a Sword and a Hunting Dog

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Like all noble families of the Renaissance, the Medicis were interested in cultures outside their own art milieu, and formed collections which were kept and exhibited in special parts of their palaces. The collections of the Medicis were not confined to the arts, but also encompassed scientific and natural history, numerous exhibits relating to which were displayed in the Studiolo at Palazzo Vecchio, and in the Tribune, and later the Loggia of Geographical Maps, at the Uffizi. The arts and culture of countries east of the Mediterranean, particularly the Islamic world, which was gaining increasing importance on the stage of history at the time, were soon represented by Persian, Memluk and Ottoman works of art added to the outstanding collections of this renowned family. The Medici collections expanded steadily, and outlived the Medicis themselves, surviving in many collections in Florence, one of the foremost centres of art in the world.

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A Turk with a Sword and a Hunting Dog
Florentine School (?), 17th century | Oil on canvas
220,5 x 146 cm | Palazzo Pitti, Florence, inv. 2199 


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See Also: From the Medicis to the Savoias Ottoman Splendour in Florentine Collections Mario Scalini, Giovanna Damiani 
İstanbul, 2004 208 Pages 
ISBN 975-8362-37-2

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