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Bear on a Tree, Eating an Owl

Bear on a Tree, Eating an Owl, 1796 - 1875

Antoine Louis Barye

Section of Chapter 17 from the "Ten Practices" Volume of the Flower Ornament Sutra (J: Daihōkōbutsu kegonkyō; Skt: Avatamsaka-sutra)

Section of Chapter 17 from the "Ten Practices" Volume of the Flower Ornament Sutra (J: Daihōkōbutsu kegonkyō; Skt: Avatamsaka-sutra)

Japanese

Head of a Girl

Head of a Girl, c. 1480 - c. 1532

Bernardino Luini

Illustrated Manuscript of An`am-i Sharif (Prayer Book) in Ottoman Turkish and Arabic

Illustrated Manuscript of An`am-i Sharif (Prayer Book) in Ottoman Turkish and Arabic

Ottoman

Two wooden panels depicting the Virgin Mary and Christ on the Cross

The Virgin and Child Enthroned; Christ on the Cross between the Virgin and Saint John the Evangelist, active c. 1350

Master of Offida

A round depiction of crowds of people, with ribbon captions above and below the scene.

The Cupola of the Church of Saint Agnes in the Piazza Navona in Rome, 1657 - 1746

Nicolas Dorigny

A man sits, leaning his head back in sorrow while approaching figures gesture toward the sky.

"And when they lifted up their eyes afar off,", 1757 - 1827

William Blake

A large hefty Rhinoceros at side view stands on the ground facing right with head lowered looking straight ahead.

Rhinoceros, 1471 - 1528

Albrecht Dürer

Print of nude woman surrounded by waves, monster, and armed man

Andromeda, 1703 - 1770

François Boucher

Faridun Attacking Zahhak (text, recto; painting, verso), illustrated folio from a Turkish translation of the Shahnama of Firdawsi

Faridun Attacking Zahhak (text, recto; painting, verso), illustrated folio from a Turkish translation of the Shahnama of Firdawsi

Ottoman

Illuminated text (recto); Calligraphic Composition (verso), folio from an album of calligraphy, left-hand side of a bifolio

Illuminated text (recto); Calligraphic Composition (verso), folio from an album of calligraphy, left-hand side of a bifolio, fl. 1453-1519

Sultan Ali Mashhadi

Illuminated Text, Folio from a Zakhirah-i Khvarzmshahi of Isma'il ibn Hasan Jurjani

Illuminated Text, Folio from a Zakhirah-i Khvarzmshahi of Isma'il ibn Hasan Jurjani

Indian

Illuminated text (verso); Owner's Seal (recto), folio from an album of calligraphy, right-hand side of a bifolio

Illuminated text (verso); Owner's Seal (recto), folio from an album of calligraphy, right-hand side of a bifolio, fl. 1453-1519

Sultan Ali Mashhadi

Struchnos Plants (painting with text, recto and verso), from a De Materia Medica of Dioscorides

Struchnos Plants (painting with text, recto and verso), from a De Materia Medica of Dioscorides

Arab

Krishna Approaches the Cowherds at Their Forest Encampment (painting, recto; text, verso), folio from a Bhagavata Purana series

Krishna Approaches the Cowherds at Their Forest Encampment (painting, recto; text, verso), folio from a Bhagavata Purana series

Indian

The Temptation of Shakyamuni (painting, recto; text, verso), folio from an Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita Sutra

The Temptation of Shakyamuni (painting, recto; text, verso), folio from an Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita Sutra

Nepalese

Layla and Majnun at School (painting, verso; text, recto), illustrated folio from a manuscript of the Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami

Layla and Majnun at School (painting, verso; text, recto), illustrated folio from a manuscript of the Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami

Persian

Text Sheet, from the portfolio "Figurines. The Three-Dimensional Design of the Electro-Mechanical Spectacle: Victory Over the Sun"

Text Sheet, from the portfolio "Figurines. The Three-Dimensional Design of the Electro-Mechanical Spectacle: Victory Over the Sun", 1890 - 1941

El Lissitzky

Text (recto and verso), folio 4 from a Manuscript of the Guy u Chawgan by `Arifi

Text (recto and verso), folio 4 from a Manuscript of the Guy u Chawgan by `Arifi, flourished 1514-43

Calligraphy attributed to Mir Ali al Husayni

Text (recto and verso), folio 19 from a Manuscript of the Guy u Chawgan by `Arifi

Text (recto and verso), folio 19 from a Manuscript of the Guy u Chawgan by `Arifi, flourished 1514-43

Calligraphy attributed to Mir Ali al Husayni

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