Search engine for discovering works of Art, research articles, and books related to Art and Culture
Javascript must be enabled to continue!
Tughra (Insignia) of Sultan Süleiman the Magnificent (r. 1520–66)
View through The Met
Ink opaque watercolor and gold on paper
Rights: Public Domain
Islamic Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, Rogers Fund 1938
Title: Tughra (Insignia) of Sultan Süleiman the Magnificent (r. 1520–66)
Description:
Ink opaque watercolor and gold on paper.
Related Results
Tughra (Insignia) of Sultan Süleiman the Magnificent (r. 1520–66)
Tughra (Insignia) of Sultan Süleiman the Magnificent (r. 1520–66)
Ink opaque watercolor and gold on paper...
Bathing Maidens Observed by the Master of the Garden, illustrated folio from a manuscript of the Haft Paykar of Nizami
Bathing Maidens Observed by the Master of the Garden, illustrated folio from a manuscript of the Haft Paykar of Nizami
This small painting has been carefully, if unfortunately, cut from a manuscript page, preserving the pictorial elements that extended beyond the gold ruling. The opposite side of t...
Firman of Muhammad Shah Qajar
Firman of Muhammad Shah Qajar
This firman (royal decree) is from Muhammad Shah Qajar (r. 1834-48). It is addressed to Mu`tamid al-Dawla, the governor of Isfahan; it transfers to Mirza Husayn Khan, the governo...
Portrait of Sultan Selim II (r. 1566-1574), folio from an album
Portrait of Sultan Selim II (r. 1566-1574), folio from an album
This portrait of the Ottoman sultan Selim II (r. 1566-1575) represents the Ottoman portraiture tradition which began in the fifteenth century with likenesses of Mehmed II, followin...
Illustrated Manuscript of the Rawda al-Ushshaq (Garden of Lovers) of Arifi
Illustrated Manuscript of the Rawda al-Ushshaq (Garden of Lovers) of Arifi
This is an illustrated copy of Rawda al-Ushshaq (Garden of Lovers) by Arif (also known as Arifi). Fethullah Arif Chelebi was the official court historian during the reign of Suley...
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
Makhzan al-asrar contains stories dealing with religious and moral values, worldly power, and spiritual concerns. This episode of Nizami’s poem tells of an old woman who complained...
Plate XIII: a face of the pedestal of Trajan's column, from two plates, from "Trofeo o sia Magnifica Colonna Coclide..." (The Trophy or Magnificent Spiral Column...)
Plate XIII: a face of the pedestal of Trajan's column, from two plates, from "Trofeo o sia Magnifica Colonna Coclide..." (The Trophy or Magnificent Spiral Column...)
Etching, Trofeo o sia Magnifica Colonna Coclide di marmo composta di grossi macigni ove si veggono scolpite le due guerre daciche fatte da Trajano inalzata nel mezzo del Gran Foro...