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Isfandiyar Captures Gurgsar in Combat (text, recto; painting, verso), illustrated folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama by Firdawsi

Isfandiyar Captures Gurgsar in Combat (text, recto; painting, verso), illustrated folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama by Firdawsi

Persian

A horizontal view of a humble thatched roof cottage, rolling hills and billowing clouds surround three men in the center.

Landscape with Peasants and a Washerwoman, 1610 - 1690

David Teniers II

A printed invitation with a decorative frame featuring cherubs, flowers, and musical instruments surrounding the text.

Invitation to a Ball, 1715 - 1790

Charles-Nicolas Cochin le jeune

Afrasiyab and Siyavush Embrace (painting, recto; text, verso), illustrated folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama by Firdawsi

Afrasiyab and Siyavush Embrace (painting, recto; text, verso), illustrated folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama by Firdawsi

Persian

Oil painting of people and buildings in front of grassy hill

Ajaccio, Corsica, 1834 - 1903

James Abbott McNeill Whistler

An etched off-white paper depicted with a European port scene. Small groups of men are along the bottom with tall, white buildings behind them on the left. The right side shows tall ships. There is script writing along the bottom edge.

The Old Port of Messina, 1707 - 1783

Jacques Philippe Le Bas

m is for magick

m is for magick, 1918 - 1986

Corita Kent (Sister Mary Corita)

Untitled

Untitled, born 1948

Julião Sarmento

Sultan Sanjar and the Old Woman (painting, recto; text, verso), folio from a manuscript of the Khamsa (Makhsan al-Asrar) by Nizami

Sultan Sanjar and the Old Woman (painting, recto; text, verso), folio from a manuscript of the Khamsa (Makhsan al-Asrar) by Nizami

Persian

The Prophet Muhammad’s Ascent to Heaven (painting, verso; text, recto), folio from a manuscript of the Khamsa (Layla and Majnun) by Nizami

The Prophet Muhammad’s Ascent to Heaven (painting, verso; text, recto), folio from a manuscript of the Khamsa (Layla and Majnun) by Nizami

Persian

The Caliph Harun al-Rashid in the Bath (painting, recto; text, verso), folio from a manuscript of the Khamsa (Makhzan al-Asrar) by Nizami

The Caliph Harun al-Rashid in the Bath (painting, recto; text, verso), folio from a manuscript of the Khamsa (Makhzan al-Asrar) by Nizami

Persian

Silk Bag

Silk Bag

Japanese

Stamp with a Two-Line Inscription

Stamp with a Two-Line Inscription

Roman

A page of a book with text in French and an illustration of a woman bowing on a stage

Yvette Guilbert, 1864 - 1901

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

Devotional Sufi Text (recto and verso), folio from a manuscript

Devotional Sufi Text (recto and verso), folio from a manuscript

Ottoman

Art Theory Text with Modeled versus Flat Plane Diagrams

Art Theory Text with Modeled versus Flat Plane Diagrams, 1892 - 1964

Stuart Davis

Art Theory Text with Sketches and Convex, Concave, and Flat Diagrams

Art Theory Text with Sketches and Convex, Concave, and Flat Diagrams, 1892 - 1964

Stuart Davis

Calligraphy Exercise with Sufi Text, Folio from an Album of Calligraphy

Calligraphy Exercise with Sufi Text, Folio from an Album of Calligraphy

Calligraphy by Yakut ibn 'Abdullah

Text on the Buddhist Rite of Repentance (San Senranchū)

Text on the Buddhist Rite of Repentance (San Senranchū)

Japanese

Art Theory Text with Minimum and Maximum Ratio Differential Diagrams

Art Theory Text with Minimum and Maximum Ratio Differential Diagrams, 1892 - 1964

Stuart Davis

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