İsa Behzat Bey (1875–1916) was a

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sculptor. He is known for his portraits, busts and reliefs, and being one of the art forms first Turkish practicers. He was an important pioneer in the field of fine arts leading up to the Foundation of the

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Biography

İsa Behzat was born in 1875 in

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, the son of composer

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. In 1893 he started to attend the Sanâyi-i Nefîse Mektebi, known today as the Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University, and graduated in 1898 from the department of sculpture. Afterwards he became a painting teacher in

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and worked in the "Evkaf Fen Heyeti" on studying old works and artifacts. He also worked as a painting teacher in

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and then in 1913 he became the head of the ''Yıldız Porselen Fabrikası'' or Yıldız Porcelain Factory. Apart from sculpting he also showed interest in theater from time to time. He also has a theater creation named Yıldırım Bayezit. Some of his notable works include: *''Saz Şairi'' (

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) *''Yahudi'' (plaster relief) a.k.a. ''"Kitap Okuyan Yahudi"'',

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*Sakallı Adam Başı (sculpture),

*the bust of

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(plaster) He was one of Turkish sculptor Osgan Efendi's first students.BULAT, M., BULAT, S., YAĞMUR, Ö., & AYDIN, B. MODERN TÜRK HEYKEL SANATININ DOĞUŞU Özet. Chicago He was influenced by Osgan Efendi but also had his own naturalist and strong expression in his works.

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Sources

*Çoker, A. (1983). Osman Hamdi ve Sanayi-i Nefise Mektebi. {{DEFAULTSORT:Behzat, Isa 1875 births 1916 deaths Artists from Istanbul Sculptors from the Ottoman Empire Road incident deaths in Turkey Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University alumni 19th-century sculptors