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The Tortoise Trainer by Osman Hamdi Bey

The Tortoise Trainer

Osman Hamdi Bey, 1906

Pera Museum, Istanbul

An aging dervish bends over five tortoises nibbling lettuce, a flute held behind his back, he is supposed to train them with music, and they are in no hurry.

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