early life and struggle for the throne crown prince korkut, also known as şehzade cem, was a claimant to the ottoman throne in the 15th century. born in 1459, he was the third son of sultan mehmed ii and younger half-brother of sultan bayezid ii, making him a half-uncle of sultan selim i of the ottoman empire. the struggle for power after being defeated by his brother bayezid, cem went into exile in egypt and europe, seeking protection from the mamluks, the knights hospitaller of st. john on the island of rhodes, and ultimately the pope. this period marked a significant turning point in ottom…
A chart of Crown Prince Korkut's corpus mapped not by date but by subject. Spokes are what they painted; rings are when; and the threads between stars reveal the patrons and places that secretly connect them.
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Distance from the center marks time. The innermost ring is the earliest period; the outermost, the final years. Style matures as you move outward.
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