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Prophet Preaching in a Mosque (painting, verso; text, recto), folio 5 from a manuscript of the Qisas al-Anbiya (Tales of the Prophets) of Ishaq b. Ibrahim al-Nayshaburi

Prophet Preaching in a Mosque (painting, verso; text, recto), folio 5 from a manuscript of the Qisas al-Anbiya (Tales of the Prophets) of Ishaq b. Ibrahim al-Nayshaburi

Ottoman

Nuh (Noah) in the Ark (painting, recto; text, verso), folio 24 from a manuscript of the Qisas al-Anbiya (Tales of the Prophets) of Ishaq b. Ibrahim al-Nayshaburi

Nuh (Noah) in the Ark (painting, recto; text, verso), folio 24 from a manuscript of the Qisas al-Anbiya (Tales of the Prophets) of Ishaq b. Ibrahim al-Nayshaburi

Ottoman

Mahan confronted by demons finds his horse transformed into a seven-headed dragon (text recto; painting verso of folio 224), painting from a manuscript of the Khamsa by Nizami

Mahan confronted by demons finds his horse transformed into a seven-headed dragon (text recto; painting verso of folio 224), painting from a manuscript of the Khamsa by Nizami

Persian

Untitled (bleed-through of previous page, left page); Untitled (text above bleed-through of red candlestick designs, right page)

Untitled (bleed-through of previous page, left page); Untitled (text above bleed-through of red candlestick designs, right page), 1928 - 2014

Otto Piene

The Prophet Muhammad and His Companions at a Feast (painting, recto; text, verso), illustrated folio from a manuscript of Siyar-i Nabi (The Life of the Prophet) by Mustafa Darir of Erzurum

The Prophet Muhammad and His Companions at a Feast (painting, recto; text, verso), illustrated folio from a manuscript of Siyar-i Nabi (The Life of the Prophet) by Mustafa Darir of Erzurum

Ottoman

Husayn Addressing the Umayyad Army at Karbala (painting , recto; text, verso), illustrated folio from a manuscript of Hadikatu'l-Su'ada (Garden of the Blessed by Mehmed ibn Suleyman Fuzuli

Husayn Addressing the Umayyad Army at Karbala (painting , recto; text, verso), illustrated folio from a manuscript of Hadikatu'l-Su'ada (Garden of the Blessed by Mehmed ibn Suleyman Fuzuli

Ottoman

Text (recto and verso), folio from a manuscript of the Javahir al Ghara’ib Tarjomat Bahr al- `Aja’ib (Gems of Marvels: A Translation of the Sea of Wonders) by Mustafa Cenabi (Jannabi).

Text (recto and verso), folio from a manuscript of the Javahir al Ghara’ib Tarjomat Bahr al- `Aja’ib (Gems of Marvels: A Translation of the Sea of Wonders) by Mustafa Cenabi (Jannabi).

Ottoman

Garifuna Peoples of St. Vincent [Caraibs of St. Vincents]

Garifuna Peoples of St. Vincent [Caraibs of St. Vincents], 1730 - 1796

Agostino Brunias

Ushabti belonging to an unknown ancient Egyptian person

Ushabti belonging to an unknown ancient Egyptian person

Egyptian

Overseer ushabti belonging to an unknown ancient Egyptian person

Overseer ushabti belonging to an unknown ancient Egyptian person

Egyptian

Ushabti belonging to Isis (?)

Ushabti belonging to Isis (?)

Egyptian

Old Lace

Old Lace, 1859 - 1935

Childe Hassam

Formal portrait of a teenage girl in a blue eighteenth-century dress, lined with delicate transparent silk lace trim and shawl.　

Sarah Smith Logan (Mrs. William Clarke), 1749 - 1831

James Peale

Hannah Speakman Rowe (Mrs. John Rowe) (1725-1805)

Hannah Speakman Rowe (Mrs. John Rowe) (1725-1805), c. 1707 - c. 1752

Robert Feke

Apocalypse

Apocalypse, 1471 - 1528

Albrecht Dürer

Elephant of Cochin China

Elephant of Cochin China

Unidentified Artist

Nest of Four Beakers with Cover

Nest of Four Beakers with Cover

Maker's mark B within four pellets in an upright rectangular punch with canted corners

Loulie's Hand

Loulie's Hand, 1805 - 1873

Hiram Powers

The Lotus Sutra (Miaofa Lianhua Jing) with Illustrated Frontispiece

The Lotus Sutra (Miaofa Lianhua Jing) with Illustrated Frontispiece

Chinese

A King Performing a Ritual (painting, recto; painting, verso), illustration from a Ramayana series

A King Performing a Ritual (painting, recto; painting, verso), illustration from a Ramayana series

Indian

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