Suleiman the Magnificent was a distinguished goldsmith.
== The arts under Suleiman ==Under Suleiman's patronage, the Ottoman Empire entered the golden age of its cultural development
 The administrative, cultural, and military achievements of the age were a product not of Suleiman alone, but also of the many talented figures who served him, such as grand viziers Ibrahim Pasha and Rstem Pasha, the Grand Mufti Ebussuud Efendi, who played a major role in legal reform, and chancellor and chronicler Celalzade Mustafa, who played a major role in bureaucratic expansion and in constructing Suleiman's legacy

