From a bird's eye view, vanmour shows the viewer the atmeydanı (hippodrome) with the obelisks and the snake column. To the left of the square we see the sultan ahmed mosque (blue mosque), the only mosque in the city with six minarets. The grand vizier's palace on the other side of the square is also clearly recognizable. Vanmour has depicted a long procession of people in the center of the painting. It is the grand vizier and his entourage, crossing the atmeydanı from his palace on the right to the sultan ahmed mosque on the other side of the square. They are on their way to the mosque for friday prayers. The procession is led by the grand vizier's lieutenant, the vizir kâhyasi on his beautifully dressed horse. Then follow the lieutenant's foot soldiers, who walk directly behind him in the painting, but also often walk next to his horse. Behind this come the grand vizier's six guards, who in the painting appear to be two heads taller than the other servants. They wear green jackets with gilded belts and richly decorated half peaks. Behind them walk two men carrying a carpet and a pillow. They must always remain close to the grand vizier. If he is held up on his way to the mosque due to unforeseen circumstances and is therefore still on the street during the call for prayers, he can use this rug and pillow. The grand vizier covers the short distance on horseback, just like his lieutenant. The elongated staircase at his palace made it possible for him to leave his palace on horseback. He is followed and surrounded by many servants, some of whom also carry pillows or rugs under their arms. Collection: paintings; vanmour series. Object Type: painting. Date: between 1720 and 1737. Dimensions: drager Height: 61 cm (24 in) drager Width: 84.5 cm (33.2 in) drager + lijst Gewicht: 5.8 kg (12.7 lb). Medium: oil on canvas. Collection: Rijksmuseum. De grootvizier steekt de Atmeydanı (hippodroom) over Rijksmuseum SK-A-1998
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