The Tortoise Trainer, Osman Hamdi Bey, 1906

Tortoise trainer; oil on canvas, 221. 5 x 120 cm. According to modern researchers (bettelheim, matthew p. And ertan taskavak. 2006. The tortoise and the tulip - testudo graeca ibera and osman hamdi's "the tortoise trainer". Bibliotheca herpetologica. 6(2): pp 11-15. ), the animals portrayed are testudo graeca ibera, a variety of the spur-thighed tortoise. Object Type: painting. Genre: satire. Date: 1906. Dimensions: height: 221.5 cm (87.2 in) ; width: 120 cm (47.2 in). Medium: oil on canvas. Collection: Pera Museum. Osman Hamdi Bey 001