FOUNTAIN AT ANADOLUHISARI KIZIL SERÇE STREET: AN INSPIRATION FOR THE PAINTERS

ABSTRACT

The fountain located at the corner of the Cami Street and Kızıl Serçe Street along the Beykoz, Anadoluhisarı, Göksu River -which is one of the historical districts of the Anatolian side of Istanbul on the Anatolian side of the Bosporus- has inspired many different artists at different times and transferred to their paintings. The fountain at Anadoluhisarı Kızıl Serçe Street is pictured at different times by many artists such as the Italian painter Fausto Zonaro and Turkish painters Osman Asaf, Şevket Dağ, A. Süheyl Ünver and Ahmet Yakupoğlu. Kızıl Serçe Street Fountain, which sources related to the fountains of Istanbul do not provide much information, is dated to the 18th century. Who built the fountain and the architect is unknown. It is an Ottoman fountain in classical style with pointed arches. The fountain has a rectangular plan and the top of the chamber is covered with a concrete roof sloping. On the rectangular façade, there is a fountain niche with a pointed arch. In the niche of the fountain, there is a “Basmala” and date inscribed tablet and a bowl with a small pointed arch in the form of niches. The mirror stone of the fountain is quite plain and an arch stone motif is engraved on it. In front of the fountain, there is a rectangular sink / trough and a slab / pitcher set on both sides. Fausto Zonaro, Osman Asaf, Şevket Dağ, A. Süheyl Ünver and Ahmet Yakupoğlu, who worked out of the impressionistic style in nature, document the 20th century view of the fountain of Anadoluhisarı Kızıl Serçe Street and its surroundings through the end of 19th century till 1982 in their realistic paintings. Fountain has a similar look to that of the paintings in the present day, but there are changes in the surrounding and street texture.