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2) The man in red is Osman Hamdi himself. He is the headmaster of a museum. The others are the workers and trying to eat their meal because the only thi ng they do i s eating not working. .(You see the gren leaves on the flor) He doesn’t like the way they work. He is insulting them. ( I don’t agree it.) 3) The man in red is Osman Hamdi h i m s e l f. H e i s holding a musical instrument in his hand. Osman Hamdi thinks that the only way to modernise a society is teaching them art. He is holding Ney (a musical instrument) on his back because he lost his hope for a modern society. Girl Reading Kur’an (Holly book for Muslims) Osman Hamdi had five daughters. He was very indulgent to girls. He never wanted his daughters to wear veil. He painted the pianting above.The girl is reading Kur’an but you can see her hair.She is also wearing a yellow dress which is a vivid colour. He was criticised when he draw that painting. Osman Hamdi’s House. Now it is a museum. http://www.osmanhamdibey.gov.tr http://www.adanaressamlardernegi.com/ v1/osman-hamdi-bey.html