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Left to right, 1963.43.1:Watercolor of woman sitting on bed looking out window, 1963.43.2: Image of figure lying on bed with face hidden by bed frame, 1963.43.3: Circular image of figure kneeling at coffin.

The Tragedy of an Honest Wife: Galswintha on Her Death Bed, 1836 - 1912

Lawrence Alma-Tadema

Sultan Murad III (r. 1574-1595) in his Library (painting, recto; text, verso) illustrated 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).

Sultan Murad III (r. 1574-1595) in his Library (painting, recto; text, verso) illustrated 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

Pump for Raising Water (painting, recto; text, verso), folio from a manuscript of the Kitab fi Ma'rifat al-Hiyal al-Handasiyya (Book of Ingenious Mechanical Devices) of al-Jazari

Pump for Raising Water (painting, recto; text, verso), folio from a manuscript of the Kitab fi Ma'rifat al-Hiyal al-Handasiyya (Book of Ingenious Mechanical Devices) of al-Jazari

Arab

Left half of the double-page illuminated frontispiece (illuminated frontispiece recto; text verso of folio 4), folio from a manuscript of the Mathnavi Ma‘navi by Maulana Jalal al-Din Rumi

Left half of the double-page illuminated frontispiece (illuminated frontispiece recto; text verso of folio 4), folio from a manuscript of the Mathnavi Ma‘navi by Maulana Jalal al-Din Rumi

Persian

Bifolio from a manuscript of Yusuf va Zulaykha by Jami

Bifolio from a manuscript of Yusuf va Zulaykha by Jami

Persian

Brick Stamp of Dionysius, slave of Domitia Lucilla Minor

Brick Stamp of Dionysius, slave of Domitia Lucilla Minor

Roman

Stamp of Lanius Rufinus

Stamp of Lanius Rufinus

Roman

Landscape Illustration and Leaves 2 through 5 from Chapter Thirteen of the Imperial Commentary on the Buddhist Canon (Tripitaka) Commissioned by Emperor Taizong (r. 976-997)

Landscape Illustration and Leaves 2 through 5 from Chapter Thirteen of the Imperial Commentary on the Buddhist Canon (Tripitaka) Commissioned by Emperor Taizong (r. 976-997)

Chinese

Landscape Illustration and Leaves 11 through 15 from Chapter Thirteen of the Imperial Commentary on the Buddhist Canon (Tripitaka) Commissioned by Emperor Taizong (r. 976-997)

Landscape Illustration and Leaves 11 through 15 from Chapter Thirteen of the Imperial Commentary on the Buddhist Canon (Tripitaka) Commissioned by Emperor Taizong (r. 976-997)

Chinese

Landscape Illustrations and Leaves 6 through 10 from Chapter Thirteen of the Imperial Commentary on the Buddhist Canon (Tripitaka) Commissioned by Emperor Taizong (r. 976-997)

Landscape Illustrations and Leaves 6 through 10 from Chapter Thirteen of the Imperial Commentary on the Buddhist Canon (Tripitaka) Commissioned by Emperor Taizong (r. 976-997)

Chinese

The Emergence of Kaushiki, Preparatory Drawing for a Devi Mahatmya (Glory of the Goddess) Series

The Emergence of Kaushiki, Preparatory Drawing for a Devi Mahatmya (Glory of the Goddess) Series

Indian

Bathing Maidens Observed by the Master of the Garden, illustrated folio from a manuscript of the Haft Paykar of Nizami

Bathing Maidens Observed by the Master of the Garden, illustrated folio from a manuscript of the Haft Paykar of Nizami

Persian

A white rectangular box divided into multiple squares and a raised panel in the center.

Analogia I, 1936 - 2002

Victor Grippo

An elderly man’s bearded head is painted in pastel pink, white, and grey colored tempera.

Head of Cincinnatus Turned Three-Quarters Right, 1486 - 1551

Domenico Beccafumi

Shiva's Half-Body Form (Shiva Ardhanareshvara) (painting, recto), from a Ragamala (Garland of Melodies) Series

Shiva's Half-Body Form (Shiva Ardhanareshvara) (painting, recto), from a Ragamala (Garland of Melodies) Series

Attributed to Jai Kisan of Malpura

One of three pages from an album of calligraphy

One of three pages from an album of calligraphy

Ottoman

Illustrated Manuscript of the Divan of Shah Qasim Anvar

Illustrated Manuscript of the Divan of Shah Qasim Anvar

Persian

Christ before Herod

Christ before Herod, 1549 - c. 1620

Johannes Wierix

Temperance

Temperance, 1571 - 1631

Jacob Matham

The Golden Bough

The Golden Bough, 1607 - 1677

Wenceslaus Hollar

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