The Beloved Arrives at Midnight (painting, recto; text, verso), folio 54 from a manuscript of the Divan (Collection of Works) of Anvari

Ascribed to Shiva Das

Rashnavad Battles the Rumis (painting, verso; text, recto), illustrated folio from the Great Ilkhanid Shahnama (Book of Kings)

Persian

Battle scene (painting, verso), Text (recto), illustrated folio (137) from a Manuscript of the Timurnama by Hatifi

Uzbek

Battle scene (painting, recto), Text (verso), illustrated folio (83) from a Manuscript of the Timurnama by Hatifi

Uzbek

Virgin and Child with Angels (painting by a Portuguese artist), folio from the Gulshan Album; mounted with an ornamental border by a Mughal artist

Indian

Archer with the Head of a Horse and the Face of a Man, Carrying a Bow and Arrow (painting, recto; text, verso), folio from a manuscript

Indian

Khusraw and Shirin (painting, recto; text, verso), folio from a manuscript of the Khamsa (Quintet) of Amir Khusraw Dihlavi

Indian

Painted replica of Christ and St. John (c. 1320) in the Staatliche Museen Berlin, formerly in the Nazareth Orphanage, Sigmaringen, Germany

Manufactured by Gipsformerei Staatliche Museen Berlin

Untitled (full-length portrait of young man in bowler hat standing in front of painted backdrop hung in outdoor setting)

Unidentified Artist

Untitled (full-length portrait of two men standing behind two seated women with painted backdrop of river scene)

Unidentified Artist

Saint Paul at Ephesus; Saint Paul Working as a Tentmaker, 1635 - 1700

Pietro Santi Bartoli

Kamus Kills Alwa (text recto; painting verso of folio 199), Illustrated folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama by Firdawsi

Indian

Rustam Spears Pilsam (text recto; painting verso of folio 142), Illustrated folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama by Firdawsi

Indian

Rustam Executes Surkhah (text recto; painting verso of folio 102), Illustrated folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama by Firdawsi

Tus Kills Arjang (painting recto; text verso of folio 182), Illustrated folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama by Firdawsi

Indian

Manuchihr Slays Tur (painting recto; text verso of folio 42), Illustrated folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama by Firdawsi

Indian

Rustam Captures Rakhsh (text recto; painting verso of folio 72), Illustrated folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama by Firdawsi

Indian

Giv Strikes Tizhaw on the Shoulder (text recto; painting verso of 178), Illustrated folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama by Firdawsi

Indian

Manuchihr Slays Salm (text recto; painting verso of folio 43), Illustrated folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama by Firdawsi

Indian

Faridun Captures Zahhak (painting recto; text verso of folio 32), Illustrated folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama by Firdawsi

Indian