Tile

Unknown artist

1560-1570

Fritware, underglazed and painted

Aga Khan Museum

A square fritware tile decorated with a repeating floral and vine pattern in blue, turquoise, and orange on a white background. A square fritware tile decorated with a repeating floral and vine pattern in blue, turquoise, and orange on a white background. The most exceptional architectural monuments of the Ottoman Empire were designed by Sinan, the famous architect of Süleyman the Magnificent (r. 1520–66). While he was building monuments and complexes under the patronage of his sultan, Sinan built monuments for Ottoman aristocrats as well. The Mosque of Rüstem Pasha in the Eminönü district of Istanbul is one of Sinan’s great creations. Rüstem Pasha (d. 1561) was Süleyman’s chief vizier and a notable patron of architecture. Together with