[Ralph Simons'] portrait is the earliest known example of what became the conventional manner of depicting an architect by having him holding one of these instruments of his profession. [...]
Needless to say, this tradition is dying – and not just because architects don’t use compasses, or draw, any more (how do you represent computer-aided design software in a painting?).
— apollo-magazine.com
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A miniature drawing showing Ottoman architect Sinan (on the left) he was Suleyman the Magnificant's architect. The drawing was done by Nakkaş Osman who was the chief miniaturist for the Ottoman Empire during the later half of the sixteenth century. He is possibly holding a scale as the workers building.
I hope the architect likes yellow!
Zaha as Salome
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