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Zeibeks (Bashi Bazouks) at Brussa in Souvenirs de Constantinople by Jean Brindesi, 1845.
Little is known about the life of the Italian painter Giovanni Brindesi (1826-1888). He began his career painting watercolors, and lived in the capital of the Ottoman Empire during the reign of Sultan Abdülmecid (1839-1861), immortalizing scenes of public, military and social life. His workshop was in the Pera district and his tomb is located in the Catholic cemetery of Ferikioi. His paintings were lithographed by the well-known publishing house Lemercier in Paris and were published in two Albums (1855-1860). One Album includes costumes, mainly of Ottoman court officials, and the other scenes from everyday life in Istanbul. Brindesi's original designs are housed in the Topkapi Palace Museum and the University of Istanbul.
This work, which had only one edition, depicts graphic moments from life in the capital of the Ottoman Empire, its surroundings and Bursa.
Source: TRAVELOGUES
