Osman Hamdi Bey: Between Ottoman Identity and Western Orientalism

Rad se bavi likom i djelom Osmana Hamdi Beya, poznatog arheologa, muzeologa i slikara Osmanskog Carstva koji je rođen 1842. i umro 1910. godine. S obzirom da je kontekst vremena jako važan za razumijevanje Osmana Hamdija rad se bavi analizom događaja u 19. stoljeću. Obuhvaćeni su društveni i politički događaji tijekom 19. stoljeća kako u Europi tako i u Osmanskom Carstvu. Nakon toga slijedi i analiza modernizacije Carstva koja je usko vezana za pojačanu dominaciju zapadnoeuropskih zemalja na političkoj karti. Posljedično europskoj dominaciji pokazalo se važno objasniti i pojam orijentalizam te još dva pojma proizašla iz tog: osmanski orijentalizam i okcidentalizam. To su pojmovi važni za razumijevanje odnosa Zapada prema i Istoku i obrnuto. Nakon kontekstualizacije i definicije vremena slijedi kratka biografija Osmana Hamdi Beya. U posljednjem poglavlju započinje analiza Osmanovog djelovanja u području muzeologije, arheologije i slikarstva. Analiziraju se njegovi istraživački poduhvati, zaštite arheoloških nalaza, fotografije s lokaliteta te likovni i mentorski angažman u području slikarstva. Također se pokušava analizirat slikarska djela Osmana Hamdija jer mogu pomoći pri definiranju njegovog odnosa prema orijentalizmu i osmanskom. U ovom radu bilo je važno razaznati osmansko spram orijentalnog te pronaći kontekst njihovog nastanka u radu i liku Osmana Hamdi Beya. The thesis discusses the character and work of Osman Hamdi Bey, famous archaeologist, museologist and painter of the Ottoman Empire who was born in 1842 and died in 1910. Considering that the context of time is very important for understanding of Osman Hamdi Bey, the thesis includes analysis of events in the 19th century. It includes social and political events during the 19th century, both in Europe and in Ottoman Empire. This is followed by an analaysis of the Ottoman Empire's modernization, which is closely related to the increased dominance of Western Europe countries on the political map. Consequently European domination proved to be important to explain the term orientalism and two other terms derived from it: Ottoman orientalism and occidentalism. These are important concepts for understanding Western relations towards East and vice versa. After contextualisation and definition of time follows Osman Hamdi Bey's short biography. Last chapter discusses Osman Hamdi's impact in museology, archaeology and painting. Along with analaysis of his research endeavors thesis analayze Osman's endeavors in protecting of archaeological sites and finds as well as his photography and artistic and mentoring engagement. The thesis also tries to define painting works of Osman Hamdi because they can help in defining his attitude towards orientalism and ottomanism. In this work it was important to distinguish the Ottoman versus the Oriental and find the context of their origin in the work and character of Osman Hamdi Bey.