Portrait of a swordsman (The Agha Sword Bearer)
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Basic information
- ID
- Ж-667
- Author
- unknown
- Name
- Portrait of a swordsman (The Agha Sword Bearer)
- Date of creation
- 18th c.
- Technique
- oil painting
- Material
- canvas oil
- Dimensions (height x width, cm)
- 32.3 x 24
Additionally
- Type
- painting
- Genre
- portraiture
- Provenance
- the Dzieduszycki collection
- Exposition
- Zolochiv Castle (Chinese Palace)
Information about author
Object description
The swordsman carried the sultan's sabre during various ceremonies and was the first servant whose duties included many functions. The man is depicted in full-face, with his body turned three-quarters to the left. He is dressed in a red brocade caftan with a floral motif, girded with a yellow belt. On his head, he wears a special braid covering, worn by the janissaries, the sultan's guards and the barn service. With one hand he holds the sultan's sabre, resting it on his right shoulder.
