Abstract
TURKISH COFFEE IN JEAN BAPTISTE VANMOUR PAINTINGS
Turkish coffee was portrayed by western painters in the 18th and 19th centuries as a drink and a sociological symbol that occupies an important place in the daily lives of the Turks. Jean Baptiste Vanmour, Jean Leon Gerome, Carle Van Loo and Pierre Desire Guillemet. Vanmour came to Istanbul in 1699 with the French Ambassador Marquis de Ferriol and spent 38 years in Istanbul. The artist, Recueil de cent estampes representant differentes nations du Levant 1714, is a gravure sequence depicting different religions, living in the Ottoman Empire, Greece, Wallachia and Hungary. Vanmour's paintings are interpreted as fragments of the 18th century Ottoman experience. During the time he lived in Istanbul, the artist closely examined and admired Turkish culture. Vanmour's paintings are important in terms of questioning the sociological symbol of Turkish coffee, being a drink in the daily life of the Turks. Turkish coffee has become an important symbol of the concept of "hospitality" which has an important place in the traditions and customs of the Turks as well as entering the table as a treat.
Keywords
Turkısh Coffee, The Turks, Daily Life
