Yıldız Porselen Fabrikası Ressamlarının Dönemin Sanat Ortamındaki Yerleri

Abstract

KOÇ İNCE, Miray.’’Places of Yıldız Porcelain Factory Painters in the Art Environment of the Period’’ Master's Thesis, Ankara, 2023. The 19th century was a century in which the Ottoman Empire began to take steps towards "modernisation" and many new institutions were opened in this direction. The steps of modernisation, which gained momentum with the reign of Abdülhamid II, also found their reflection in the fields of culture and art. In this period, when the School of Sanayii Nefise was opened, archaeological studies and participation in international exhibitions increased, there was also a great increase in the state's factory activities. One of these factories where modernising industrial technologies were tried to be applied was the "Yıldız Porcelain Factory / Çini-i Fabrika-i Humayunu". This atelier, where many artists have worked since its inception, has gained importance in terms of reflecting the prestige of the palace. However, until now, no connection has been established between the painters working in the painting studio of the Yıldız Porcelain Factory and their place in the art scene of the period, and the factory painting studio and the artists have been evaluated separately. ’’Places of Yıldız Porcelain Factory Painters in the Art Environment of the Period’’ in this master's thesis, it is aimed to examine the connection between the painters working in the painting studio and the period in which they produced art. In the aforementioned examination, archival document records and memoirs about the painting studio were taken as the focal point of the research in terms of shedding light on the place of the painters in their periods. In this direction, the duties of the painters in the factory painting studio were analysed, and with the help of archival documents, research was conducted on whether the painting studio played a determining role in the art environment of the period. The positions of the painters who were found to have worked in the painting studio in the art environment in the same period are discussed. Keywords: Ottoman Empire, Ottoman Industrialisation Activities, Abdülhamid II Period, Ottoman Painters, Military Painters, 19th Century Art Environment.