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Siyah Kalem or 'Black Pen' is the name given to the 15th century school of painting attributed to Mehmed Siyah Kalem. Nothing is known of his life, but his work indicates that
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Central Asia: Siyah Kalem School, 15th century: A demon standing on one leg. Siyah Kalem or 'Black Pen' is the name given to the 15th century school of painting attributed to Mehmed
![Siyah Kalem or 'Black Pen' is the name given to the 15th century school of painting attributed to Mehmed Siyah Kalem. Nothing is known of his life, but his work indicates that Siyah Kalem or 'Black Pen' is the name given to the 15th century school of painting attributed to Mehmed Siyah Kalem. Nothing is known of his life, but his work indicates that](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2B028NG/siyah-kalem-or-black-pen-is-the-name-given-to-the-15th-century-school-of-painting-attributed-to-mehmed-siyah-kalem-nothing-is-known-of-his-life-but-his-work-indicates-that-he-was-of-central-asian-turkic-origin-and-thoroughly-familiar-with-camp-and-military-life-the-paintings-appear-in-the-conquerors-albums-so-named-because-two-portraits-of-sultan-mehmed-ii-the-conqueror-are-present-in-one-of-them-the-albums-are-made-up-of-miniatures-taken-from-manuscripts-of-the-14th-15th-and-early-16th-centuries-and-one-series-of-paintings-is-inscribed-work-of-master-muammad-siyah-kalem-som-2B028NG.jpg)
Siyah Kalem or 'Black Pen' is the name given to the 15th century school of painting attributed to Mehmed Siyah Kalem. Nothing is known of his life, but his work indicates that
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