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Illustrated Manuscript of Yusuf and Zulaykha by Jami

Illustrated Manuscript of Yusuf and Zulaykha by Jami

Persian

Folio with notes in later hands; illuminated sarlawh and decorated margins (notes recto; sarlawh verso of folio 1) frontispiece from a manuscript of Yusuf and Zulaykha by Nizami

Folio with notes in later hands; illuminated sarlawh and decorated margins (notes recto; sarlawh verso of folio 1) frontispiece from a manuscript of Yusuf and Zulaykha by Nizami

Persian

Zulaykha’s Maids Wonder at Her State (painting recto; text verso of folio 27); illustrated folio from a manuscript of Yusuf and Zulaykha by Nizami

Zulaykha’s Maids Wonder at Her State (painting recto; text verso of folio 27); illustrated folio from a manuscript of Yusuf and Zulaykha by Nizami

Persian

Zulaykha Sees Potiphar from the Opening of Her Tent (painting recto; text verso of folio 41); illustrated folio from a manuscript of Yusuf and Zulaykha by Nizami

Zulaykha Sees Potiphar from the Opening of Her Tent (painting recto; text verso of folio 41); illustrated folio from a manuscript of Yusuf and Zulaykha by Nizami

Persian

Yusuf’s Brothers Plead to Take Their Youngest Brother Home (text recto; painting verso of folio 50); illustrated folio from a manuscript of Yusuf and Zulaykha by Nizami

Yusuf’s Brothers Plead to Take Their Youngest Brother Home (text recto; painting verso of folio 50); illustrated folio from a manuscript of Yusuf and Zulaykha by Nizami

Persian

Pulling Yusuf from the Well (text recto; painting verso of folio 53); illustrated folio from a manuscript of Yusuf and Zulaykha by Nizami

Pulling Yusuf from the Well (text recto; painting verso of folio 53); illustrated folio from a manuscript of Yusuf and Zulaykha by Nizami

Persian

Yusuf Tells His Story (text recto; painting verso of folio 64); illustrated folio from a manuscript of Yusuf and Zulaykha by Nizami

Yusuf Tells His Story (text recto; painting verso of folio 64); illustrated folio from a manuscript of Yusuf and Zulaykha by Nizami

Persian

Zulaykha Begs Yusuf for His Love (painting recto; text verso of folio 68); illustrated folio from a manuscript of Yusuf and Zulaykha by Nizami

Zulaykha Begs Yusuf for His Love (painting recto; text verso of folio 68); illustrated folio from a manuscript of Yusuf and Zulaykha by Nizami

Persian

Zulaykha Asks Her Nanny to Think of a Plot (painting recto; text verso of folio 75); illustrated folio from a manuscript of Yusuf and Zulaykha by Nizami

Zulaykha Asks Her Nanny to Think of a Plot (painting recto; text verso of folio 75); illustrated folio from a manuscript of Yusuf and Zulaykha by Nizami

Persian

Egyptian Women Overwhelm by Yusuf’s Beauty (painting recto; text verso of folio 90); illustrated folio from a manuscript of Yusuf and Zulaykha by Nizami

Egyptian Women Overwhelm by Yusuf’s Beauty (painting recto; text verso of folio 90); illustrated folio from a manuscript of Yusuf and Zulaykha by Nizami

Persian

Zulaykha Stops Yusuf As A Beggar (painting recto; text verso of folio 113); illustrated folio from a manuscript of Yusuf and Zulaykha by Nizami

Zulaykha Stops Yusuf As A Beggar (painting recto; text verso of folio 113); illustrated folio from a manuscript of Yusuf and Zulaykha by Nizami

Persian

Karna Attacks Ghatotkacha (text, recto; painting, verso), folio from a Razmnama (Book of War) series

Karna Attacks Ghatotkacha (text, recto; painting, verso), folio from a Razmnama (Book of War) series

Attributed to Kamal

A short prayer on the flyleaf (prayer recto; blank verso of folio 1) from a manuscript of The Prayer of Twelve Imams

A short prayer on the flyleaf (prayer recto; blank verso of folio 1) from a manuscript of The Prayer of Twelve Imams

Persian

Illuminated sarlawh (blank recto; sarlawh verso of folio 2) from a manuscript of The Prayer of Twelve Imams

Illuminated sarlawh (blank recto; sarlawh verso of folio 2) from a manuscript of The Prayer of Twelve Imams

Persian

Illuminated colophon and a prayer in a later hand (colophon recto; prayer verso of folio 17) from a manuscript of The Prayer of Twelve Imams

Illuminated colophon and a prayer in a later hand (colophon recto; prayer verso of folio 17) from a manuscript of The Prayer of Twelve Imams

Persian

Text folio containing the colophon (text recto, colophon verso of folio 3), from a manuscript of Khwaja ‘Abd Allah Ansari’s Advise

Text folio containing the colophon (text recto, colophon verso of folio 3), from a manuscript of Khwaja ‘Abd Allah Ansari’s Advise

Persian

Text folio (text recto; blank verso of folio 239), from a manuscript of the Mathnavi Ma‘navi by Maulana Jalal al-Din Rumi

Text folio (text recto; blank verso of folio 239), from a manuscript of the Mathnavi Ma‘navi by Maulana Jalal al-Din Rumi

Persian

Still Life with Ham

Still Life with Ham, 1594-1680

Willem Claesz. Heda

Portrait of an Old Man

Portrait of an Old Man, 1606 - 1669

Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn

Study of Architecture for Baptism of Constantine

Study of Architecture for Baptism of Constantine, 1499? - 1546

School of Giulio Romano

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