@allizheartme: Despite Sultanas Hurrem popularity, we have absolutely zero accurate painting of her. Venetian artists like Titian painted stunning portraits of her, and those images heavily influenced our modern idea of what she looked like. However, Titian never laid eyes on her. He based his works entirely on vague, exaggerated descriptions brought back to Venice by diplomats, merchants, and spies. All of paintings that depict Hurrem were either made after her death or by people who never even saw her. In real life, Hurrem was described not as a classic beauty, but as short, graceful, and possessing an incredibly striking, joyful, and captivating personality, with a fair, northern complexion and light, warm hair—often described as reddish-blonde or coppery. #hurrem #magnificentcentury #medieval #fyp #viral

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