Conclusions and Discussion of your Silk Road Projects
Gentille Bellini, Portrait of Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II from life ca. 1480 CE Topkapi Sarayi Museum, Istanbul |
Sebastiano del Piombo, Christopher Columbus not from life - Library of Congress no portraits of Columbus are known to exist |
Read:
- Christian: pp. 440-511.
Remember, the written assignment for this week, due before class on Thursday, April 24, is your Silk Road Project. On Tuesday, I'd like us all to discuss the very interesting issues raised at the end of his book by David Christian. We will also consider the two portraits above - and why they might appear on this week's page. You might think about it in advance!
On Thursday, we will discuss your Silk Road Projects.