Gallery Talk: A Tiara for the Sultan

Join Talitha Maria G. Schepers, curator of the exhibition "Imagine Me and You," on July 23, at 12:30 pm for a talk on a large-scale print of Sultan Süleyman (r. 1520–1566) wearing an elaborately decorated helmet-crown. Larger than a papal tiara, the helmet-crown was a symbol of power and legitimacy. Schepers will share how this now-lost object figures into a tale of early 16th-century Habsburg-Ottoman diplomacy. The print is on loan from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

This tour is offered in conjunction with the exhibition "Imagine Me and You: Dutch and Flemish Encounters with the Islamic World, 1450–1750" (May 18–August 18, 2024). Please check in with museum staff at the Visitor Services desk in the Calderwood Courtyard to request to join the talk. Talks are limited to 18 people and are available on a first-come, first-served basis; no registration is required.