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View of Cairo and the Citadel of Sultan Hassam
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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...
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...
Cairo. Panorama with citadel, seen from the Mokattam
Cairo. Panorama with citadel, seen from the Mokattam
KU Leuven. Glass slides landscape, architecture and design. Université de Louvain, between 1839 and 1939. Photographer unknown. Added information on slide. Creator unknown. Current...
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...