Musicians wearing the Mamluk red zamṭ hat in
'St George Baptizes the Selenites' by Vittore Carpaccio, Venice, c.1507



CARPACCIO, Vittore
(b. 1472, Venezia, d. 1526, Capodistria)
Title: St George Baptizes the Selenites
c. 1507
Tempera on canvas
Scuola di San Giorgio degli Schiavoni, Venice

The Baptism of the Selenites contains details of great richness of colour, such as the group of musicians playing in honour of their King, who is receiving the sacrament of baptism from St George.
Source: Web Gallery of Art

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