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A man and a woman give a loaf of bread to a beggar, while a scene above them shows a figure falling from the side of a bearded robed man who is surrounded by angels

"Then went Satan forth from the presence of the Lord,", 1757 - 1827

William Blake

Poster of man being chased by a bull and three other figures.

Poster for "La vache enragée", 1864 - 1901

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

Pastel drawing of close view of flower pistils (round center parts)

Study of Rosettes for Lady's Dress, 1834 - 1903

James Abbott McNeill Whistler

Qanbar Delivers `Ali's Letter to Mir Sayyaf (painting, verso; text, recto), folio from a manuscript of the Khavarannama by Muhammad ibn Husam

Qanbar Delivers `Ali's Letter to Mir Sayyaf (painting, verso; text, recto), folio from a manuscript of the Khavarannama by Muhammad ibn Husam

Persian

Ardashir Enthroned (painting, verso; text, recto), folio from a manuscript of Hafiz-i Abru's Majma' al-Tawarikh (The Assembly of Histories)

Ardashir Enthroned (painting, verso; text, recto), folio from a manuscript of Hafiz-i Abru's Majma' al-Tawarikh (The Assembly of Histories)

Persian

Timur Holding court in a Garden (painting, recto), Text (verso), illustrated folio (35) from a Manuscript of the Timurnama by Hatifi

Timur Holding court in a Garden (painting, recto), Text (verso), illustrated folio (35) from a Manuscript of the Timurnama by Hatifi

Uzbek

Timur Holding Court in a Garden (painting, verso), Text (recto), illustrated folio (34) from a Manuscript of the Timurnama by Hatifi

Timur Holding Court in a Garden (painting, verso), Text (recto), illustrated folio (34) from a Manuscript of the Timurnama by Hatifi

Uzbek

Screen with Rubbings from a Stone-Engraved Text of the Diamond Sutra at Mount Tai (dated to ca. 520 AD) Arranged in a Poetic Couplet

Screen with Rubbings from a Stone-Engraved Text of the Diamond Sutra at Mount Tai (dated to ca. 520 AD) Arranged in a Poetic Couplet

Chinese

Manuchihr Enthroned (painting, recto; text, verso), folio from a manuscript of Hafiz-i Abru's Majma' al-Tawarikh (The Assembly of Histories)

Manuchihr Enthroned (painting, recto; text, verso), folio from a manuscript of Hafiz-i Abru's Majma' al-Tawarikh (The Assembly of Histories)

Persian

Yazdigird Enthroned (painting, recto; text, verso), folio from a manuscript of Hafiz-i Abru's Majma' al-Tawarikh (The Assembly of Histories)

Yazdigird Enthroned (painting, recto; text, verso), folio from a manuscript of Hafiz-i Abru's Majma' al-Tawarikh (The Assembly of Histories)

Persian

Rustam and the Iranian Army Besiege the Fortress of Kafur the Cannibal(painting, recto; text, verso), folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama of Firdawsi

Rustam and the Iranian Army Besiege the Fortress of Kafur the Cannibal(painting, recto; text, verso), folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama of Firdawsi

Persian

Verbascum Plants (painting with text, recto and verso), illustrated folio from a manuscript of the De Materia Medica of Dioscorides

Verbascum Plants (painting with text, recto and verso), illustrated folio from a manuscript of the De Materia Medica of Dioscorides

Arab

Krishna and Radha Converse while Gopis Swim (painting, recto; text, verso), folio from a Satsaiya (Seven Hundred Verses) series

Krishna and Radha Converse while Gopis Swim (painting, recto; text, verso), folio from a Satsaiya (Seven Hundred Verses) series

Indian

A Woman Tests Her Suitor's Loyalty (recto); Text (verso), folio from a manuscript of the Tuhfat al-Ahrar (The Gift to the Noble) by Jami

A Woman Tests Her Suitor's Loyalty (recto); Text (verso), folio from a manuscript of the Tuhfat al-Ahrar (The Gift to the Noble) by Jami

Abdallah

Bahram Gur Hunts with Azada (text, recto; painting, verso), illustrated folio from the Great Ilkhanid Shahnama (Book of Kings)

Bahram Gur Hunts with Azada (text, recto; painting, verso), illustrated folio from the Great Ilkhanid Shahnama (Book of Kings)

Persian

Rescue of Sa`d Vaqqas and Dalafruz (painting, recto; text, verso), illustrated folio from a manuscript of the Khavarannama of Muhammad ibn Husam

Rescue of Sa`d Vaqqas and Dalafruz (painting, recto; text, verso), illustrated folio from a manuscript of the Khavarannama of Muhammad ibn Husam

Persian

The Death of Layla (painting, verso), Text (recto), illustrated folio (88) from a Manuscript of the Khamsa by Amir Khusraw of Delhi (d. 1325)

The Death of Layla (painting, verso), Text (recto), illustrated folio (88) from a Manuscript of the Khamsa by Amir Khusraw of Delhi (d. 1325)

Persian

Majnun with the Animals (painting, verso), Text (recto), illustrated folio (63) from a Manuscript of the Khamsa by Amir Khusraw of Delhi (d. 1325)

Majnun with the Animals (painting, verso), Text (recto), illustrated folio (63) from a Manuscript of the Khamsa by Amir Khusraw of Delhi (d. 1325)

Persian

The Sandalwood Pavilion (painting, recto), Text (verso), illustrated folio 203 from a Manuscript of the Khamsa by Amir Khusraw of Delhi (d. 1325)

The Sandalwood Pavilion (painting, recto), Text (verso), illustrated folio 203 from a Manuscript of the Khamsa by Amir Khusraw of Delhi (d. 1325)

Persian

The Red Pavilion (painting, recto), Text (verso), illustrated folio (165) from a Manuscript of the Khamsa by Amir Khusraw of Delhi (d. 1325)

The Red Pavilion (painting, recto), Text (verso), illustrated folio (165) from a Manuscript of the Khamsa by Amir Khusraw of Delhi (d. 1325)

Persian

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