{"id":4636,"date":"2024-11-25T17:00:12","date_gmt":"2024-11-25T15:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.iamm.gr\/work\/aziz-istanbul-beloved-constantinople\/"},"modified":"2026-03-05T10:33:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T08:33:14","slug":"aziz-istanbul-beloved-constantinople","status":"publish","type":"works","link":"https:\/\/www.iamm.gr\/en\/work\/aziz-istanbul-beloved-constantinople\/","title":{"rendered":"Aziz Istanbul \u2013 Beloved Constantinople"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The exhibition, held at the Galata Greek School\u2014renovated thanks to the sponsorship of the Thanasis and Marina Martinos Foundation\u2014featured paintings by European artists of the 18th and 19th centuries from the IAMM Collection, as well as ecclesiastical objects from the Sadberk Han\u0131m Museum, which belongs to the Ko\u00e7 Foundation.<br\/>The exhibition was curated by Fani-Maria Tsigakou and H\u00fclya Bilgi, Director of the Sadberk Han\u0131m Museum. The exhibits highlighted fundamental aspects of Constantinople: the paintings demonstrate that the city served as a powerful source of inspiration for European artists, while the precious ecclesiastical objects attest to Constantinople itself as a major artistic center for the production of masterful works.<br\/>These ecclesiastical objects\u2014liturgical vessels crafted in Constantinople for Christian churches\u2014include chalices for Holy Communion, lamps, thuribles, chrism containers, and votive offerings of original design. Worked in silver and gold, they are decorated with relief compositions of remarkable craftsmanship. Their decorative motifs reflect European artistic currents, a style that became prominent in Ottoman aesthetics of the period and bears witness to the outward-looking cultural policy pursued at that time by the progressive Ottoman sultans.     <\/p>\n\n<p>This \u201copening toward the West\u201d gave Constantinople a cosmopolitan atmosphere and made it a popular destination for European artists. The works included in the exhibition from the IAMM Foundation Collection testify to the fascination that the dazzling spectacle of the Ottoman capital exerted on artistic imagination\u2014with its magnificent setting, its masterful monuments, and the rich diversity of its inhabitants\u2019 attire. At the same time, these works constitute a valuable visual archive for scholars studying Constantinople in past centuries.<br\/>The richly illustrated and lavish catalogue, with texts by the co-curators, forms a collectible publication. Beyond its aesthetic quality and scholarly interest, the exhibition is also significant for its symbolic meaning. It should be noted that it was not simply a \u201cGreek participation\u201d in an exhibition organized in Constantinople, but a joint organization from the outset between two distinguished foundations, one Greek and one Turkish.<br\/>It is also noteworthy that the exhibition was inaugurated by Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, together with Thanasis and Marina Martinos and Rahmi Ko\u00e7. In this way, the exhibition served as a reminder that cultural initiatives capable of engaging calmly with the shared past of neighboring peoples\u2014despite present-day disagreements\u2014can highlight the enduring and unbreakable human bonds that connect them.       <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The exhibition, held at the Galata Greek School\u2014renovated thanks to the sponsorship of the Thanasis and Marina Martinos Foundation\u2014featured paintings by European artists of the 18th and 19th centuries from the IAMM Collection, as well as ecclesiastical objects from the Sadberk Han\u0131m Museum, which belongs to the Ko\u00e7 Foundation.The exhibition was curated by Fani-Maria Tsigakou [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":2133,"template":"","sector":[95,128],"location":[103],"class_list":["post-4636","works","type-works","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","sector-culture-en","sector-exhibitions-en","location-abroad-en"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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