Arkivism
View of Ankara
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View of Ankara

anonymous · 1700 - 1799 · canvas; oil paint (paint)

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

In the background the walled city of Ankara (Angora), in the middle ground a landscape with men on horseback to the left, accompanied by (hunting) dogs, and to the right a hunter, a horse caravan and a camel caravan crossing a bridge. In the foreground the various stages of wool production are shown. Far right the Angora goats are being shorn. Then we see from right to left the weaving of the wool by a draper, the washing and boiling of the wool, the weighing of the wool, weighing again (possibly the inspection of the wool), spinning and the sale of the wool and a busy marketplace.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineView of Ankara. 1700 - 1799. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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