Yari Ostovany, Persian Sky 2 (for Mohammad-Reza Shajarian) (Abstract Painting) (2020)

"Here is portrayed three Moods of the Sky and the effects on the Fish and Animals. Sharks and Turtles come to the Surface when it is Raining. Wallabies and Kangaroos are out feedin...

Folio from the Gulshan Album, compiled for Mughal emperor Jahangir (1569-1627). This is a single page from a renowned album (or muraqqa`) prepared for the Mughal emperor Jahangir...

Kneeling man offering wine, possibly by Reza `Abbasi (d. 1635) A young man holds out a small footed glass of red wine, to an unseen companion. The wine vessels and fruit suggest th...

In 1887, Gauguin and Charles Laval went to Panama, and then to Martinique, searching for a warm, healthy climate and a cheap place to live a natural, "savage" life. Residing during...

Youth by a flowering tree, by Farrukh Beg (recto), Persian and Chaghatay Turkish calligraphy by Mir `Ali (verso), folio from the Minto Album. A young man stands by flowering tree...