Collection Period: 17th century

A view of a mosque in Cyprus, located near the great church. The building was constructed during the Ottoman period, directly beside the Cathedral of Saint Nicholas, which was also converted into a mosque. In front of the mosque stand two prominent columns brought from the ancient city of Salamis. They evoke the region’s illustrious distant past while also recalling the more recent Venetian period, which ended with the Ottoman siege of the city. In the foreground, set among rich vegetation, an ancient sarcophagus is visible along with a group of women—Turkish women and a Greek woman with...

A scene showing part of Larnaca, viewed from the Venetian Consulate. Buildings and rich vegetation surround a small lake, likely one of the marshes for which Larnaca was known during the Ottoman period. Flags of various consulates are visible, reflecting the city’s role at the time as the seat of all foreign diplomatic missions. Around the lake, a few figures in Ottoman dress can be seen.

Titled, Ruins of the Monastery of Kazzafani on the Island of Cyprus. View of an ancient sarcophagus located in the cloister. The ancient sarcophagus—still standing in the same place today—occupies a prominent position in the scene, serving as a direct reference to the Greco‑Roman past of the region and forming a meaningful dialogue with the site’s later medieval history. The abbey, illuminated through a large window that highlights its Gothic details, evokes the period of Frankish rule. Through this window, the distant landscape reveals the peaks of the Pentadaktylos mountains. The pediment...