Nišan s prikazima životinja iz harema Ali-pašine džamije: pitanje kontinuiteta likovne tradicije srednjeg vijeka u ranom osmanskom periodu / A Gravestone (Nišan) with Animal Motifs in the Graveyard of the Ali-paša Mosque: On the Continuity of Medieval Artistic Tradition in the Early Ottoman Period

A gravestone (nišan) from the Ali-paša Mosque graveyard in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, reveals significant insights into the cultural transition between medieval and early Ottoman periods. This monument, dating to the second half of the 15th century, features animal motifs and serves as a valuable example of funerary sculpture from this era. The nišan, composed of a headstone (bašlık) and footstone (ajaklık), provides evidence for the continuity of medieval artistic traditions in early Ottoman art. The study analyzes this understudied monument to understand its role in bridging these cultural periods, offering new perspectives on the evolution of funerary sculpture in Bosnia.

Dervišević, H., & Mekić, A. (2025). Nišan s prikazima životinja iz harema Ali-pašine džamije: pitanje kontinuiteta likovne tradicije srednjeg vijeka u ranom osmanskom periodu / A Gravestone (Nišan) with Animal Motifs in the Graveyard of the Ali-paša Mosque: On the Continuity of Medieval Artistic Tradition in the Early Ottoman Period. Journal of the Faculty of Philosophy in Sarajevo (History, History of Art, Archeology) / Radovi (Historija, Historija Umjetnosti, Arheologija), ISSN 2303-6974 On-Line, (12), 251–274. https://doi.org/10.46352/23036974.2025.251