The Gates of Constantinople

Fausto Zonaro · 1903

Why it's great

Sultan Mehmed II rides in triumph through the gates of Constantinople after its fall in 1453, with red banners overhead. The Italian painter Fausto Zonaro, who worked for the Ottoman court, painted it in 1903.

🏛️ Part of history

Byzantium & the Fall of Constantinople (527–1453) — Sultan Mehmed II rides in triumph through the gates of Constantinople after its fall in 1453, with red banners overhead.

Where to see it

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Hang it on your wall

⬇ Hi-res download 903 × 1,224 px · 1.1 megapixels This is the largest scan on Wikimedia Commons, which is fairly small for a big print. The museum that owns it may offer a larger one. File page & license ↗

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About the artist

Fausto Zonaro

1854–1929 · born in Masi · died in Sanremo

Fausto Zonaro was an Italian painter born in Masi, near Padua, in 1854. He moved to Constantinople in 1891 and became court painter to the Ottoman sultan Abdul Hamid II, painting scenes of the city and its history. He returned to Italy and died in Sanremo in 1929.