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A group of falling figures is in distress among flames and crumbling stone columns as a bat-winged figure looks on from above.

"Thy sons and thy daughters were eating and drinking wine,", 1757 - 1827

William Blake

Calligraphic Portrait of the Prophet Muhammad (recto); Geneaology of the Prophet Muhammad (verso) , left-hand side of a bifolio from a manuscript

Calligraphic Portrait of the Prophet Muhammad (recto); Geneaology of the Prophet Muhammad (verso) , left-hand side of a bifolio from a manuscript

Ismail bin Ibrahim Bosnavi (calligrapher, d. 1748)

Calligraphic Portrait of the Prophet Muhammad, right-hand side of a bifolio from a manuscript

Calligraphic Portrait of the Prophet Muhammad, right-hand side of a bifolio from a manuscript

Ismail bin Ibrahim Bosnavi (calligrapher, d. 1748)

A hexagonal tile decorated with repeating blue floral designs.

Hexagonal tile with floral and cloud pattern

Turkish

A square lusterware tile that is colored brown and has white details. It’s painted details and 3D surface depicts a floral pattern, two birds, and a blue arch with more flowers underneath.

Square tile from an inscriptional frieze with birds and flowers in relief

Persian

Manuscript of Layla and Majnun by Jami

Manuscript of Layla and Majnun by Jami

Persian

Gold-speckled pinkish paper of flyleaf (almost blank recto; scribbled lines verso of folio 1), from a manuscript of Layla and Majnun by Jami

Gold-speckled pinkish paper of flyleaf (almost blank recto; scribbled lines verso of folio 1), from a manuscript of Layla and Majnun by Jami

Persian

Illuminated sarlawh of the Layla and Majnun (later notes recto; text verso of folio 3), from a manuscript of Layla and Majnun by Jami

Illuminated sarlawh of the Layla and Majnun (later notes recto; text verso of folio 3), from a manuscript of Layla and Majnun by Jami

Persian

Street Musicians

Street Musicians, 1808-1879

Imitator of Honoré-Victorin Daumier

Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)

Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)

Unidentified Artist

Lycian Votive Relief: Twelve Gods

Lycian Votive Relief: Twelve Gods

Roman Provincial

Peasant Interior

Peasant Interior, 1610 - 1685

Adriaen van Ostade

The Thanksgiving

The Thanksgiving, 1636 - after 1692

Johannes Visscher

Sketch of standing man facing left

Standing Youth Wearing Cloak and Cap, 1449 - 1494

Circle of Domenico Ghirlandaio

Still life of a tall cylindrical vase on a table holding a cluster of flowers as the sunlight hits it. 　

Vase of Flowers, 1859 - 1891

Georges Pierre Seurat

An opaque watercolor painting depicting a seated figure blowing into a small, thin instrument with eight grey and white snakes slithering nearby. Behind them is a rocky landscape with trees. There is script writing above the image

Asavari Ragini (painting, recto; text, verso), from a Ragamala (Garland of Melodies) Series

Jai Kisan of Malpura

The Story of Rustam and Bahman (text, recto and verso), folio from the Shahnama of Firdawsi

The Story of Rustam and Bahman (text, recto and verso), folio from the Shahnama of Firdawsi

Persian

The Story of Rustam and Bahman (text, recto and verso), folio from the Shahnama of Firdawsi

The Story of Rustam and Bahman (text, recto and verso), folio from the Shahnama of Firdawsi

Persian

Folio 209 (text, recto and verso), from a manuscript of the Divan (Collection of Works) of Anvari

Folio 209 (text, recto and verso), from a manuscript of the Divan (Collection of Works) of Anvari

Indian

An ink and opaque watercolor painting of a standing woman on a landscape background with writing above her head and framed by the blank tan page. She wears a long gown that is purple and blue on top and white at the bottom. She wears a large white hat with many details on it.

Russian Woman (painting, verso; text, recto), illustrated folio from a manuscript of the Zenanname

Ottoman

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