With this exhibition of kaftans, jewelry and accessories once belonging to members of the Ottoman royal household, the Louvre recreates the sumptuousness of the Turkish court in all its pomp and ceremony. Testimony to the longevity of the Ottoman dynasty (1299-1922), these items were either kept for centuries in the imperial mausoleums in Istanbul or stored in the former private Treasury in the Topkapi Palace. They now form a collection unmatched anywhere in the world, part of which has been specially loaned to the Louvre by the Topkapi Palace Museum. These masterpieces cover the period from the late fifteenth to the early eighteenth century, during which the royal mode of dress changed little and had not yet begun to imitate Western fashion. The different items making up the sultan's public attire are set in context by official portraits of the time.