Portrait of the Chief Black Eunuch (Kizlar Agha)
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Basic information
- ID
- Ж-668
- Author
- unknown
- Name
- Portrait of the Chief Black Eunuch (Kizlar Agha)
- Date of creation
- 18th c.
- Technique
- oil painting
- Material
- canvas oil
- Dimensions (height x width, cm)
- 32.5 x 24.3
Additionally
- Type
- painting
- Provenance
- the Dzieduszycki collection
- Exposition
- Zolochiv Castle (Chinese Palace)
Information about author
Object description
Kizlar Agha was the head black eunuch, the head of the eunuchs who guarded the sultan's harem. He belonged to the so-called inner service. He is depicted in full-face. Dressed in a green coat lined with fur, a white undershirt, and yellow Morocco leather boots on his feet. On his head is a red tarboosh tied with a turban.
Inscriptions
In the lower left corner there is an inscription “Le Kislar Aga”
