Watching The Mediterranean light From Félix Ziem, Venice, Martigues, Istanbul

Although Félix François Georges Philibert Ziem, born in Beaune, returned to his workshop by taking sketches from many countries throughout his career, Martigues, whom he sees as an inspiration for the brilliance of water, Venice, where he admires the unity of sea and architecture, is the result of the atmosphere of freedom and ease of travel created by the Tanzimat Edict during the reign of Sultan Abdülmecid, he became famous for his Istanbul paintings, which artists flocked to. Rather than reflecting a documentary depiction of these three cities in his paintings, the artist wanted to portray the picturesque landscape of life in the sea. Félix Ziem, who was heavily criticized by his contemporaries for his financial gains, was described as a merchant after a point in his career because he constantly repeated similar compositions. The current recognition rate for an artist who was so famous during his lifetime must be surprising. In this study, it is aimed to evaluate Félix Ziem, a member of the jury of Claude Monet, who was praised by Vincent Van Gogh and entered the Louvre Museum while he was alive, as a monographic evaluation. Keywords Félix François Philibert Georges Ziem, Venice, Martigues, İstanbul, 19th Century, Landscape Painting