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Matchless Pieces · 58,583 artists & workshops

The Masters

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

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

C. A. Kølle

C. A. Kølle1827–1872 · Danish painter (1827-1872)

C. A. Rosetti

C. A. Rosetti1816–1885 · Romanian politician (1816–1885)

C. Adrian Pillars1870–1937 · American sculptor

C. Blackberd? · engraver and portrait painter

C. D. Howe

C. D. Howe1886–1960 · Canadian politician (1886–1960)

C. Dawson? · engraver; fl. 1850

C. F. Goldie

C. F. Goldie1870–1947 · New Zealand artist (1870-1947)

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)

C. H. Greenblatt

C. H. Greenblatt1972 · American animator

C. H. Matthews? · British topographical draughtsman and engraver

C. J. Allen

C. J. Allen1862–1956 · British artist

C. J. Greenwood? · lithographer and printer; 19th century

C. J. Williams? · British engraver; printmaker; c. 1820 fl.

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,…

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

C. M. Tegners lithografiske institutDanish 1823 1910

Pa. German Butter Mold — C. Mansfield

C. MansfieldBritish artist, active 19th century?

Barrel Lock — C. Milford Lee

C. Milford LeeAmerican, active c. 1935

C. Morgan McIlhenney1858–1904 · American artist (1858–1904)

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…

C. Paul Jennewein

C. Paul Jennewein1890–1978 · American artist (1890-1978)

C. Powell? · painter

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

C. R.1889–1946 · British artist (1889-1946)

C. Richards? · painter

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

C. ten Houte1610–1660 · Flemish-Dutch painter

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)

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