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A figure with a long flowing beard floats above a group of figures kneeling and crouching on the ground

"Then the Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind,", 1757 - 1827

William Blake

A bearded being peers over a cloud and points downward at a pair of monstrous creatures while a group of people look on

"Behold now Behemoth which I made with thee,", 1757 - 1827

William Blake

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

Malikshah's Double Gift (painting, verso; text, recto), folio 258 from a manuscript of the Divan of Anvari

Malikshah's Double Gift (painting, verso; text, recto), folio 258 from a manuscript of the Divan of Anvari

Indian

Anvari's Requests are Brought (painting, verso; text, recto), folio 213 from a manuscript of the Divan of Anvari

Anvari's Requests are Brought (painting, verso; text, recto), folio 213 from a manuscript of the Divan of Anvari

Indian

Krishna and Balarama play with the Cowherds (painting, recto; text, verso), folio from a Bhagavata Purana series

Krishna and Balarama play with the Cowherds (painting, recto; text, verso), folio from a Bhagavata Purana series

Indian

Indra Pays Homage to Krishna (painting, recto; text, verso), folio from a Bhagavata Purana series

Indra Pays Homage to Krishna (painting, recto; text, verso), folio from a Bhagavata Purana series

Indian

Mounted Prince (text recto; painting verso of folio 238), painting from a manuscript of the Kulliyat of Sa‘di

Mounted Prince (text recto; painting verso of folio 238), painting from a manuscript of the Kulliyat of Sa‘di

Persian

Polo Players (painting recto; text verso of folio 288), painting from a manuscript of the Kulliyat of Sa‘di

Polo Players (painting recto; text verso of folio 288), painting from a manuscript of the Kulliyat of Sa‘di

Persian

Untitled (text and color transfer, left page); Untitled (design for "Food" show poster, right page)

Untitled (text and color transfer, left page); Untitled (design for "Food" show poster, right page), 1928 - 2014

Otto Piene

Untitled (bleed-through of previous page, left page); Untitled (text with color transfer, right page)

Untitled (bleed-through of previous page, left page); Untitled (text with color transfer, right page), 1928 - 2014

Otto Piene

Mahiya frees Zambur, Beheads his sleeping guards, and suspends Gharrad in his stead (painting, verso); Nine Lines of Nasta‘liq Script (text, recto), illustrated folio from a manuscript of the Hamzanama

Mahiya frees Zambur, Beheads his sleeping guards, and suspends Gharrad in his stead (painting, verso); Nine Lines of Nasta‘liq Script (text, recto), illustrated folio from a manuscript of the Hamzanama, 16th century

Attributed to Mir Sayyid ‘Ali

Umbra Vitae [author: Georg Heym]

Umbra Vitae [author: Georg Heym], 1880 - 1938

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner

Qur'an or Amulet Box

Qur'an or Amulet Box

Layla and Majnun at School (painting, recto; text verso), illustrated folio (25) from a Manuscript of the Khamsa by Amir Khusraw of Delhi (d. 1325)

Layla and Majnun at School (painting, recto; text verso), illustrated folio (25) from a Manuscript of the Khamsa by Amir Khusraw of Delhi (d. 1325)

Persian

Layla and Majnun at School (painting, verso; text recto), illustrated folio (24) from a Manuscript of the Khamsa by Amir Khusraw of Delhi (d. 1325)

Layla and Majnun at School (painting, verso; text recto), illustrated folio (24) from a Manuscript of the Khamsa by Amir Khusraw of Delhi (d. 1325)

Persian

Battle Scene (painting, verso), Text (recto), illustrated folio (195) from a Partial Manuscript of the Zafarnama by Sharaf al-Din `Ali Yazdi

Battle Scene (painting, verso), Text (recto), illustrated folio (195) from a Partial Manuscript of the Zafarnama by Sharaf al-Din `Ali Yazdi

Persian

Battle Scene (painting, verso), Text (recto), illustrated folio (198) from a Partial Manuscript of the Zafarnama by Sharaf al-Din `Ali Yazdi

Battle Scene (painting, verso), Text (recto), illustrated folio (198) from a Partial Manuscript of the Zafarnama by Sharaf al-Din `Ali Yazdi

Persian

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