The Auspicious Incident and the End of the Janissaries
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The *Auspicious Incident* (*Vaka-i Hayriye*) refers to the dramatic
destruction of the Ottoman Janissary corps by Sultan Mahmud II on June 15,
1826. Thou...
The essence and definition of painting is, the imitation of visible objects, by means of form and colors: Wherefore the more, forcibly and faithfully painting imitates nature, the more directly and rapidly does it lead us to its end, which is to deceive the eye; and the surer proofs does it give us of its true idea.
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