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MatchlessPieces

Matchless Pieces · 28,484 artists & workshops

The Masters · C

Painters, illuminators, calligraphers and makers — from ancient Thebes to the Ottoman Nakkaşhane, Safavid Tabriz, Mughal Lahore and the modern age.

Humay and Humayun in a garden. Possibly from an Anthology. Herat, circa 1430 — c. 1430 artist, Herat

c. 1430 artist, Herat

Flag in the name of Timurid ruler Muhammad Juki, Shahnama, probably Herat, c. 1440 (Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland, no. 239), folio 296a (reconstructed) — c. 1440 artist

c. 1440 artist

Shahnama of Muhammad Juki (RAS 239) f. 278r Isfandiyār slays Arjāsp in the Brazen Hold, with name of Muhammad Juki on city gate — c. 1440-45 artist

c. 1440-45 artist

Frontispiece from a copy of Kalila wa Dimna of Abu’l-Ma‘ali Nasr Allah. Baghdad (possibly), c. 1465. Tehran, Gulistan Palace Library, no. 827 (color detail) — c. 1465, Baghdad artist

c. 1465, Baghdad artist

Figure of a ruler. Aq Qoyunlu, circa 1480. Divan (Collected Works) of Jami MET DP246513 — c. 1480 artist

c. 1480 artist

Frontispiece from the Cairo Bustan. Herat, c. 1488, for Sultan Husayn Bayqara. Cairo, Dar al-kutub, Adab farisi 22, folio 1b-2a — c. 1488 artist

c. 1488 artist

Shah Isma‘il kills a bear. Amini, Futuhat-i Shahi, f. 24v (National Library of Russia, St Petersburg, Dorn 301) BW — c. 1524-1530

c. 1524-1530

Sam Mirza standing before Hosayn Khan whose polo stick supposedly rules the world (lost polo scene). Circa 1530 — c. 1530 artist

c. 1530 artist

Sam Mirza with a Lady, enjoying festivities. Painted circa 1533 — c. 1533

Folio from a double-page finispiece (folio 86). Divan of Sultan Ibrahim Mirza, 1582-83, Qazvin (Aga Khan Museum, AKM282) — c. 1582-83

Sultan Mehmet III at the 1596 Battle of Haçova, north of Erlau in Hungary (left page). Nadir Diwan, ca. 1605. Topkapi Palace Museum Library, H.889 — c. 1605

13 Abu'l Hasan. The St. Petersburg Album. Allegorical representation of Emperor Jahangir and Shah 'Abbas са.1618 Freer and Sackler Gallery, Washington DC (cropped) — c. 1618

Entrance to the Adersbacher Rocks — C. F. Hoppe

C. F. HoppeC. F. Hoppe — German, active 1819

Old Houses at Stroudwater — C. F. Kimball

C. F. KimballAmerican, 1831 - 1903

Mask of Napoleon — C. Francesco Antommarchi

C. Francesco AntommarchiC. Francesco Antommarchi (Italian, 1780–1838)

Order Reigns in Chicago!, from Puck — C. Jay Taylor

C. Jay TaylorC. Jay Taylor — American, 1855-1929

C. Keskari CO Mufftaschenkollektion — C. Keskari

Paul de Cassagnac (French writer and political journalist, 1842-1904) — C. Klary

C. KlaryC. Klary — French, 19th century

The Abandonded Gold Mine, California, No. 650 from the series "American Scenery" — C. L. Pond

C. L. PondC. L. Pond — American, active 1860–1890

Hunter and Indian Guide — C. L. Woodhouse

C. L. WoodhouseC. L. Woodhouse (American)

Anitchkof Palace, from Views of St. Petersburg — C. Lang

C. LangC. Lang (European, 19th century) — published by Iosif Velten…

Crucifixion of Saint Peter — C. Luigi Valadier

C. Luigi ValadierLuigi Valadier (Italian, 1726–1785) — Workshop of Luigi Valadier (Italian,…

C. M. Kösemen1984 · Turkish artist and writer (born 1984)

Kongl. skuespiller M.R. Wiehe — C. M. Tegners lithografiske institut

C. M. Tegners lithografiske institutDanish 1823 1910

Pa. German Butter Mold — C. Mansfield

C. MansfieldAmerican, active c. 1935

Barrel Lock — C. Milford Lee

C. Milford LeeAmerican, active c. 1935

Italianate Landscape with Buildings, Aqueduct — C. Nangle

C. NangleUnknown artist — possibly French, 18th century

Celebration of the Fourth of June at Eton — C. O. Lewis

C. O. LewisC. O. Lewis (English, 19th century) — after William Evans…

Plovdiv (Philippopolis), Bulgaria: the hanging of Bulgarians by Turks. Wood engraving after C.R., 1876. — C. R.

Female Head — C. Robinson

C. RobinsonC. Robinson — English, active 1869-1884

Sampler — C. S. Peake

C. S. PeakeC. S. Peake (born 1807) — England or United States

Tzarskoé-sélo Palace, View of the Chinese Bridge, plate fifteen from Vues pittoresques des palais et jardins impériaux aux environs de St. Pétersbourg — C. Schultz

C. SchultzC. Schultz (German, 19th century) — after Johann Jakob Meyer…

A City of Ancient Greece and the Return of a Victorious — C. Scott

C. ScottAttributed to C. Scott (British, active late 19th century) —…

Buffalo — C. Seaver, Jr.

C. Seaver, Jr.C. Seaver, Jr. — American, active 19th century

Charon — C. T. Nightingale

C. T. NightingaleBritish, 1878 - 1939

Bingham Canon, Telegraph Mine, near Salt Lake Utah — C. W. Carter

C. W. CarterC. W. Carter — American, 1832–1918

Portrait of Viola Mead — C. W. Mitchell

C. W. MitchellC. W. Mitchell — American, active late 19th century

A Dandy — C. Williams

C. WilliamsCharles Williams (English, 1797-1830) — published by S.W. Fores (English,…

The Upset Basket — C.-A.-L. Buisson

C.-A.-L. BuissonFrench, active 18th century

Nawfal visiting Majniin in the desert. Khamsa of Nizami. Persian, south provincial style. Manuscript 1318, miniatures added circa 1380. Tehran University Central Library, MS. 5179 — c.1370 artist

c.1370 artist

Alexander the Great with attendants. Khamsa of Nizami. Persian, south provincial style, manuscript 1318, miniatures circa 1380. Tehran University Central Library, MS 5179 — c.1380 artist

c.1380 artist

The flying tortoise. Kalila and Dimna, 1429, Herat (Topkapı, R. 1022) — c.1430 artist

c.1430 artist

Combat between Gav and Talhand (wounded on his elephant), folio 430v. Shahnama, 1440, Herat (Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland, no. 239) — c.1440, Herat

c.1440, Herat

Dimna presents himself to the lion. Kalila wa Dimnah, for Pir Budak Kara-Koyunlu. Tabriz c. 1460 (Gulistan Library, MS 827) — c.1460 artist

c.1460 artist

Frontispiece from a copy of Kalila wa Dimna of Abu’l-Ma‘ali Nasr Allah. Baghdad (possibly), c. 1465. Tehran, Gulistan Palace Library, no. 827 — c.1465 artist

c.1465 artist

Iskender visits the dying Dara. Ahmedi, Iskendername, Istanbul University Rare Books Library, Ms. T 6044, fol. 47a — c.1467

Garden Scene, c.1470-80, Iran (Metropolitan Museum of Art, 57.51.24) — c.1470-1480 artist

c.1470-1480 artist

Frontispiece folio 2b (the court of King Solomon), Suleymanname of Uzun Firdausi (Dublin, Chester Beatty Library, no. 406) — c.1481-1512 Ottoman artist (Uzun Firdausi)

c.1481-1512 Ottoman artist (Uzun Firdausi)

Assault on a castle (detail). From a lost manuscript. Iran, circa 1500 — c.1500 artist, Iran

c.1500 artist, Iran

Enthronement of a Prince, from the Mantık at-Tayr of Attar, dated 1515 (Istanbul, Topkapı Palace Museum, E.H. 1512, fol. 84a), color — c.1515 Ottoman artist

c.1515 Ottoman artist

Zahhak and Feridun, from the Tercüme-i Şahname, c. 1530 (Istanbul, Topkapı Sarayı Müzesi, H.1116, fol. 14b) — c.1530 Ottoman artist

c.1530 Ottoman artist

The Meeting of Kay-Qobād with His Brother Kay-Kāvus (fol. 43v, overleaf). Painting and calligraphy attributed here to Mozaffar-Ali. Province of Isfahan, ca. 1531 — c.1531

Likely depiction of Soltanum. The Princely Lovers, attributable to Mirza Ali. Qazvin, circa 1544 — c.1544 artist Mirza Ali

c.1544 artist Mirza Ali

Genoa, Tarih-i Feth-i Şikloş ve Estergon ve İstunibelgrad, Matrakçı Nasuh, c. 1545, Topkapı Palace Museum Library, H.1608, ff.32b-33a — c.1545, Matrakçı Nasuh

c.1545, Matrakçı Nasuh

Sultan Orhan (detail) after the Battle of Koyunhisar, from the Şahname-i Al-i Osman of Arifi, volume IV, transcribed by Mirza Huy-i Şirazi, c. 1558 (Private Collection, fol. 76a) — c.1558 Ottoman artist

c.1558 Ottoman artist

Musketeer in Fol 64. Bandits attack the caravan of Aynie and Ria; Haft Awrang, Jami, Freer & Sackler Gallery — c.1560

Enthronement of a King, from the Tercüme-i Şahname, c. 1560-1570 (İstanbul, Topkapı Sarayı Müzesi, н. 1522, fol. 494b) — c.1560-1570 Ottoman artist

c.1560-1570 Ottoman artist

Div Sultan Rumlu in summer quarters in Lar in 1525. Hasan Rumlu, Ahsan al-tawarikh, f. 117r (National Library of Russia, St Petersburg, ms. PNS 92) — c.1578

Yusuf et Zulaykha, MS Or 4122, f.155b, c.1580 (cropped) — c.1580 artist

c.1580 artist

A qizilbash and his steed entangled by a dragon. mid 16th century. MS M.386.6r — c.1600

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