Under Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent (1494-1566), the Ottoman Empire flourished and grew. Turkish forces advanced towards the heart of Europe. In September 1529 they besieged Vienna, the capital of the Habsburg territories. This sent a shockwave throughout Christian Europe, for it appeared as though their advance might be unstoppable. In the end, the Siege of Vienna proved disastrous for the Turks and, for the time being at least, put a stop to Ottoman expansion in Europe.

Specifications
Title | Suleiman the Magnificent |
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Material and technique | Woodcut, watercolor and letter press |
Object type |
Print
> Two-dimensional object
> Art object
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Location | This object is in storage |
Dimensions |
Height 300 mm Width 210 mm |
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Artists |
Designer:
Sebald Beham
Publisher: Hans Guldenmund Writer: Hans Sachs |
Accession number | MB 2010/2 A (PK) |
Credits | Aankoop met steun van / Purchase with support of: Stichting Lucas van Leyden/Mondriaan Fonds/Vereniging Rembrandt/VSBfonds 2010 |
Department | Drawings & Prints |
Acquisition date | 2010 |
Creation date | in circa 1530 |
Internal exhibitions |
Landsknechten en Turken (2009) |
External exhibitions |
La La La Human Steps: A Selection from the Collection of Museum Boijmans van Beuningen (2012) Als kunst je lief is (2018) |
Material | |
Object | |
Technique |
Letterpress
> Manual
> Relief printing techniques
> Printing technique
> Technique
> Material and technique
Woodcut
> Manual
> Relief printing techniques
> Printing technique
> Technique
> Material and technique
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