Two brothers killing their sister's lover in her presence; folio 77 (recto) from the Madrid Album 'B'.

This handmade terracotta figurine depicts a anthropomorphic female figure. She is naked except for a necklace or collar around her neck and a belt or sash around her waist. Four ro...

Both sides of this vase depict an episode from the story of Medea, the daughter of Aeetes, king of Colchis (in modern-day Georgia). When the Greek hero Jason came with the Argonaut...

The recto side of the folio features two columns of Persian text written in black ink and nasta’liq script. The columns are interrupted by a painting depicting a male figure in the...

This single detached folio comes from a copy of the Khamsa of Nizami, the 12th century Iranian poet. The Khamsa is a popular and often illustrated text, especially in the 15th and ...

Set between lines of Persian poetry in black nasta? liq, the drawing on the recto of this album folio is framed by multiple rulings and a stenciled margin of exuberant lotus palmet...

Gold disks scattered across this seated figure mark the major stars of the constellation Cassiopeia. Named “The Enthroned One” (dhat al-kursi) in Arabic, this constellation of the ...

The recto of this folio features two vignettes with amorous couples on day beds in various positions. The verso of this folio features one vignette of an amorous couple on a day be...