Veli Can

[2] The large number of dubious attributions to Veli Can had made the definition of his style impossible until Denny discovered a tiny hidden signature on a drawing of a bird and grotesque head in a foliage (Topkapı Pal.

According to Sheila R. Canby: "The rounded serrations of the leaf edges and bold, black sweeping lines that form the spines of the leaves place these drawings squarely in the saz [style] ....

His name appears in the registers of the palace workshop for 1595–6 and 1596–7 with a daily salary of seven and nine akçe, a mediocre sum, which bears out Mustafa Ali's assessment.

[1][3] His name became famous in the world of Ottoman art and "appear to have wrought a particular magic on the price structure in the marketplace".

[4] Veli Can was the historical template for the character of "Olive" in novel My Name Is Red by Orhan Pamuk.