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Regular price $45USD

Theologian with Koran - Osman Hamdi Bey iPhone Case


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30 day returns
Bright beauty
Won't fade/peel
Non-toxic
Certified safe
Perfect fit
Device tailored
Description

He leans in—not to the page, but to thought itself. One hand lifts toward his temple, caught between grasping knowledge and being grasped by it. Draped in a citrine robe, the scholar sits among scripts older than empire.

Osman Hamdi Bey paints him not as a relic of Orientalist fantasy, but as an autonomous agent deep in interpretive labor. The decorative wooden lectern glows with inlaid geometry, catching light like a mosaic in mid-sentence. Beside him: torn parchment, a footnote that once mattered. Behind: a teal wall, cracked and matte, holding history without effort. While the patterned carpet underfoot evokes Istanbul’s eternal memory. 

This Osman Hamdi Bey iPhone case carries 19th-century Ottoman painting and Islamic School art into the digital now. The theologian isn't framed for spectacle—but mid-thought, mid-verse, mid-world. A handheld museum of painted intention. Your phone becomes the scholar’s companion.

About the Cases

Gloss finish for a lustrous statement.

Matte finish for timeless refinement.

Precise fit tailored to your device model.

Seamless access to all ports/buttons.

Wraparound art won't fade, crack or peel.

Raised rim keeps your screen/camera safe.

Snap on/off with ease — in time for your heartbeat’s call.

Non-toxic: REACH, RoHS, and TÜV Rheinland certified.

Bluetooth & MagSafe compatible. MagSafe ring not included.

About the Artist

Osman Hamdi Bey (1842–1910) was not simply a painter—he was a nation-builder in brushstrokes and bones. A polymath of the late Ottoman Empire, he founded the Istanbul Archaeology Museums, the Academy of Fine Arts, and pioneered Turkey’s first antiquities laws. Trained in Paris under Jean-Léon Gérôme and Gustave Boulanger, Hamdi absorbed the syntax of Orientalism only to reverse its gaze. His canvases gave Ottoman subjects agency—scholars, readers, prophets, daughters—not just spectacle.

He painted satire with reverence, threading metaphor and self-portrait into a nation’s uneasy march toward modernity. As the Empire’s first scientifically trained archaeologist, he led landmark digs in Nemrut Dağı and Sidon, recovering sarcophagi that rivaled Europe's looted treasures—yet stayed in Istanbul, in the museum he built.

While his peers exoticized the East for European salons, Osman Hamdi painted with precision and protest. He turned the orientalist mirror inward, and in doing so, redrew the map of Turkish art, museology, and identity.

Delivery & Refunds

Cost

Free shipping to USA, CA, UK, EU, AUS & NZ

Rest of the world: Free shipping for orders over $100

Delivery Times

USA: 4-9 days • Canada: 5-12 days • UK: 4-9 days • Europe: 5-10 days • Australia: 4-9 days • New Zealand: 5-12 days • Rest of the world: 3-4 weeks

Why the Wait?

Delivery times include production, quality assurance & thoughtful packaging + shipping from A to B to You. More details on orders and shipping

Returns and Refunds

Returns and exchanges accepted within 30 days of delivery. More details on returns and refunds

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Matte vs Gloss

Gloss for a lustrous statement. Matte for timeless, velvety refinement. Printed with rich, vibrant colors & a touch of magic.

Art Sealed In

Vivid, permanent, full-coverage print infused with a sublimation dye process. For a finish that feels as seamless as it looks.

All Gems, No Junk

REACH, RoHS and TÜV Rheinland certified. Meaning your new treasure contains no harmful chemicals or hazardous substances.

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