Damesfeest in Hünkâr İskelesi aan de Bosporus, Jean Baptiste Vanmour, between 1720 and 1737

In the summer months, wealthy residents of istanbul fled the stuffy city to cool off on the banks of the bosphorus. The women who were part of the harem of the sultan and the grand vizier sometimes participated in picnics on behalf of and vanmour probably wanted to depict such an occasion. Hunkiar iskêléci was a well-known place on the bosphorus where people gathered. Collection: paintings; vanmour series. Object Type: painting. Date: between 1720 and 1737. Dimensions: drager Height: 78 cm (30.7 in) drager Width: 101 cm (39.7 in) geheel Gewicht: 9.6 kg (21.1 lb). Medium: oil on canvas. Collection: Rijksmuseum. Damesfeest in Hünkâr İskelesi aan de Bosporus Rijksmuseum SK-A-2007