The Tortoise Trainer
Painting by Osman Hamdi Bey / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Tortoise Trainer (Turkish: Kaplumbağa Terbiyecisi) is a painting by Osman Hamdi Bey, with a first version created in 1906 and a second in 1907. Hamdi's painting of an anachronistic historical character attempting to train tortoises is usually interpreted as a satire on the slow and ineffective attempts at reforming the Ottoman Empire.
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The Tortoise Trainer | |
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Turkish: Kaplumbağa Terbiyecisi | |
Artist | Osman Hamdi Bey |
Year | 1906 |
Medium | oil on canvas |
Dimensions | 221.5 cm × 120.0 cm (87.2 in × 47.24 in) |
Location | Pera Museum, Istanbul |
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