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Christ stands under a stone archway bending down to grab a pleading man by the wrist.

Christ in Limbo, 1471 - 1528

Albrecht Dürer

The Prophet Muhammad’s Ascent to Heaven (painting, verso; text, recto), folio from a manuscript of the Khamsa (Layla and Majnun) by Nizami

The Prophet Muhammad’s Ascent to Heaven (painting, verso; text, recto), folio from a manuscript of the Khamsa (Layla and Majnun) by Nizami

Persian

Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)

Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790), 1750 - 1802

François Marie Suzanne

Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)

Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790), 1748 - 1833

Augustin Dupré

Jean Sylvain Bailly (1736-1793)

Jean Sylvain Bailly (1736-1793)

Unidentified Artist

Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette (1757-1834)

Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette (1757-1834)

Unidentified Artist

Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)

Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)

Unidentified Artist

Illustrated Manuscript of a Compendium of Knowledge (Jung), made for Shah Sulayman

Illustrated Manuscript of a Compendium of Knowledge (Jung), made for Shah Sulayman

Persian

Botanical watercolor drawing of a blooming top of a Kaiserkrone plant rests in the middle of a page.

Plant Study: Kaiserkrone

Unidentified Artist

Anubis

Anubis

Egyptian

One of Four Sheets of Paper inscribed with Religious Texts, Poems, Charms [mounted on a board]

One of Four Sheets of Paper inscribed with Religious Texts, Poems, Charms [mounted on a board]

Japanese

One of Four Sheets of Paper inscribed with Religious Texts, Poems, Charms [mounted on a board]

One of Four Sheets of Paper inscribed with Religious Texts, Poems, Charms [mounted on a board]

Japanese

One of Four Sheets of Paper inscribed with Religious Texts, Poems, Charms [mounted on a board]

One of Four Sheets of Paper inscribed with Religious Texts, Poems, Charms [mounted on a board]

Japanese

One of Four Sheets of Paper inscribed with Religious Texts, Poems, Charms [mounted on a board]

One of Four Sheets of Paper inscribed with Religious Texts, Poems, Charms [mounted on a board]

Japanese

Annotations of Sangō-shiki, Vol. 5 (Sangō-shiki Kanchū Shō)

Annotations of Sangō-shiki, Vol. 5 (Sangō-shiki Kanchū Shō), 1062 - 1144

Fujiwara Atsumitsu

Collection of Treasures (Hōbutsu shū)

Collection of Treasures (Hōbutsu shū)

Attributed to Taira no Yasuyori

Competition of Poems from Different Periods (Jidai fudō uta-awase) by Retired Emperor Go-Toba (1180-1239)

Competition of Poems from Different Periods (Jidai fudō uta-awase) by Retired Emperor Go-Toba (1180-1239)

Japanese

Manuscript of the Qur'an

Manuscript of the Qur'an

Ottoman

Illuminated Manuscript

Illuminated Manuscript

Coptic

Manuscript of prayers

Manuscript of prayers

Persian

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