Fausto Zonaro (1854–1929): Adolphe Thalasso, the Yeni Mosque beyond, signed Zonaro lower right, pastel and gouache. 27 by 33cm
A few enticing items for Cornucopia readers, including a particular star that will appear in the new Cornucopia, out in November.
Fausto Zonaro’s portrait is of the Istanbul-born Adolphe Thalasso, a Greek poet and influential art critic who published an important article on the Sultan’s artist in Figaro Illustré in 1907. The article earned Thalasso a Mecidiye medal from an appreciative Sultan Abdülhamid. Dressed in Ottoman costume, he smokes a nargile with a view of the busy Golden Horn and the Yeni Cami behind him.
Fausto Zonaro (1854–1929): Adolphe Thalasso, the Yeni Mosque beyond, signed Zonaro lower right, pastel and gouache. 27 by 33cm
Issue 66, December 2023
Turkey’s Centenary Issue
