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Iskandar comforting the dying Dara (text recto; painting verso of folio 276), painting from a manuscript of the Khamsa by Nizami

Iskandar comforting the dying Dara (text recto; painting verso of folio 276), painting from a manuscript of the Khamsa by Nizami

Persian

Khaqan of Chin invites Iskandar (text recto; painting verso of folio 313), painting from a manuscript of the Khamsa by Nizami

Khaqan of Chin invites Iskandar (text recto; painting verso of folio 313), painting from a manuscript of the Khamsa by Nizami

Persian

The Prophet’s Mosque at Medina (painting recto, text verso of folio 19) from a manuscript of prayer

The Prophet’s Mosque at Medina (painting recto, text verso of folio 19) from a manuscript of prayer

Ottoman

Illuminated sarlawh (text recto, illuminated sarlawh verso of folio 20) from a manuscript of prayer

Illuminated sarlawh (text recto, illuminated sarlawh verso of folio 20) from a manuscript of prayer

Ottoman

Illuminated colophon (text recto, blank page verso of folio 102) from a manuscript of prayers

Illuminated colophon (text recto, blank page verso of folio 102) from a manuscript of prayers

Ottoman

Untitled (bleed-through of previous page and arrow, left page); Untitled (text, right page)

Untitled (bleed-through of previous page and arrow, left page); Untitled (text, right page), 1928 - 2014

Otto Piene

Untitled (bleed-through of previous page with text, left page); Untitled (landscape, right page)

Untitled (bleed-through of previous page with text, left page); Untitled (landscape, right page), 1928 - 2014

Otto Piene

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

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

Indian

Archer with the Head of a Horse and the Face of a Man, Carrying a Bow and Arrow (painting, recto; text, verso), folio from a manuscript

Archer with the Head of a Horse and the Face of a Man, Carrying a Bow and Arrow (painting, recto; text, verso), folio from a manuscript

Indian

Khusraw and Shirin (painting, recto; text, verso), folio from a manuscript of the Khamsa (Quintet) of Amir Khusraw Dihlavi

Khusraw and Shirin (painting, recto; text, verso), folio from a manuscript of the Khamsa (Quintet) of Amir Khusraw Dihlavi

Indian

Question and Answer Poems (text, recto and verso), folio from a manuscript of Persian poetry, right-hand side of a bifolio

Question and Answer Poems (text, recto and verso), folio from a manuscript of Persian poetry, right-hand side of a bifolio

Persian

Illuminated Frontispiece of the Shahnama by Firdawsi (text, recto and verso), folio from a manuscript, left-hand side of a bifolio

Illuminated Frontispiece of the Shahnama by Firdawsi (text, recto and verso), folio from a manuscript, left-hand side of a bifolio

Persian

Text with ornamented border (recto and verso), folio from a manuscript of the Salaman va Absal of Jami

Text with ornamented border (recto and verso), folio from a manuscript of the Salaman va Absal of Jami

Persian

Walking Wolf

Walking Wolf, 1796 - 1875

Antoine Louis Barye

Medieval Peasant

Medieval Peasant, 1796 - 1875

Antoine Louis Barye

Thomas Coffin Amory I (1767-1812)

Thomas Coffin Amory I (1767-1812), 1755 - 1828

Gilbert Stuart

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

Andromeda, 1703 - 1770

François Boucher

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

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