Salvete Omnes,
a little 'orientalising' as it seems to me to be proper to show before Christmas since 2020 years ago the very Oriental Magi and their sumptuous caravan, following the Bethlehem Star, were in process of traveling to Palestine/Holy Land in order bow to Baby Jesus at at shepherds' stable at Bethlehem.
Northern Renaissance artist Jan Swart van Groningen is thought to have carved the plates showing the Ottoman emperor (sultan) Suleiman and some of his horse troopers circa 1526 AD - these are some magnificent pieces of woodcut art, nota bene so popular in the Holy Roman Empire at that time.
hence the plates either from Wiki Commons or from Rijks Museum :
1. his imperial highness Suleiman the Magnificent
2. trumpeters
3. three horse archers - Turks?
4. Mameluke horse
5. Arabian horse
We should remember that there are period images that come from the Ottoman artists themselves, and also the Italian and other more eastern European artists as well.
Valete
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