Nakkaş Sinan Bey
This portrait of Mehmed II smelling a rose was made by Nakkaş Sinan Bey.
Known forOttoman miniature

Nakkaş Sinan Bey was an Ottoman court miniature painter who lived in the 15th century. He and his student Ahmed Siblizade specialized into portrait paintings of Ottoman sultans. They made use of European techniques such as shading and perspective. [1]

References

  1. ↑ Ágoston, Gábor; Masters, Bruce Alan (2009). Encyclopedia of the Ottoman Empire. Infobase Publishing. pp. 266–267. ISBN 9781438110257.
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