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

Drapery study for a kneeling figure turned to the right — Cimatori, Antonio
Cimatori, AntonioItalian 1550 1623
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Cimbelino Ramos de Freitas1887–1970 · Brazilian painter
Døden som fuglefænger — Cimerlino, Giovanni Paolo
Cimerlino, Giovanni PaoloItalian 1534 1609
Den hellige Laurentius præsenterer de fattige for kejser Decius — Cincinnato, Romulo
Cincinnato, RomuloItalian 1500 1593
Cindy Crawford
Cindy Crawford1980 · American pornographic actress
Cindy Hope
Cindy Hope1985 · Hungarian pornographic actress
Cindy Sherman
Cindy Sherman1954 · American photographer (born 1954)
Portrait of a Gentleman — Cior, Pierre Charles
Cior, Pierre CharlesFrench 1769 1838
Playing putti wreathing a sphinx — Cipriani, Giovanni Battista
Cipriani, Giovanni BattistaItalian 1727 1785
Cipriano Folgueras Doiztúa
Cipriano Folgueras Doiztúa1863–1911 · Spanish sculptor (1863-1911)
Gulshāh in the tent of Rabī‘, seated on a throne, with whom there is a servant. To the right and left four servants bearing gifts to Gulshāh (detail). Circa 1250. Varka and Golshah — circa 1250 artist
circa 1250 artist
Bahram Chubina kills the monkey-lion Folio from the 'Second Small Shahnama' (Book of Kings) c.1300AD — Circa 1300 artist
Circa 1300 artist
Bahram Chubina Kills the Lion-Shaped Ape Monster, Shahnama, 1300-1330, Baghdad or Northwestern Iran (detail) — Circa 1300-1330 artist
Circa 1300-1330 artist
Folio 101v, The London Qazwini, ca.1300, possibly Mosul. (British Library Or.14140) — Circa 1300, Mosul artist
Circa 1300, Mosul artist
Nushirvan Eating Food Brought by the Sons of Mahbud, Shahnama, circa 1330, Tabriz — Circa 1330 artist, Tabriz
Circa 1330 artist, Tabriz
Bahram Gur Hunts with Azada (text, recto; painting, verso), illustrated folio from the Great Ilkhanid Shahnama (Book of Kings), Shahnama, circa 1335, Tabriz — Circa 1335 artist, Tabriz
Circa 1335 artist, Tabriz
Representation of Ogodei Khan (1186-1241). Persian miniature taken from Jami al-tawarikh (Jami al tawarikh) or Universal History by historian Rashid al-din (al din) (1247-1318) Aro — Circa 1340 artist
Circa 1340 artist
A Flying Egret, Mesopotamia or Tabriz, circa 1370-80 CE — circa 1370-80 artist
circa 1370-80 artist
The battle of the lion and Shazanba. Kalila and Dimna, 1374-1382, Tabriz (Topkapi, H.2161) — Circa 1374-1382
Circa 1374-1382
Dabshalim and Bidpai. 1375-1385 (Topkapi, H.362) — Circa 1375-1385
Circa 1375-1385
Khosrow and Shirin, Nizami. Circa 1400, Tabriz, Jalayirid (Freer Galery of Art, F1931.29) 1 — Circa 1400, Tabriz artist
Circa 1400, Tabriz artist
Royal figure. Khusraw at the castle of Shirin, from a manuscript of the Khusraw and Shirin by Nizami. Tabriz, circa 1400 — Circa 1400, Tabriz painter
Circa 1400, Tabriz painter
Takash, Sultan of Khwarazm, Congratulated by Rashid al-Din-i Vatvat, Yale University Art Gallery, accession number 1983-94-10 (Takash portrait) — Circa 1425 artist
Circa 1425 artist
Sultan Tughril III, from a Manuscript of Hafiz-i Abru’s Majma’ al-tawarikh - 1965.51.5 - Yale University Art Gallery — circa 1425, anonymous
circa 1425, anonymous
Mongol tents and prisoners of Genghis Khan (1162-1227) Genghis Khan has the followers of Djamuqua, a Mongol of the Jadjirat tribe thrown into the cauldrons. Persian miniature taken — Circa 1430 artist
Circa 1430 artist
Accession of Sultan Bayezid I (enthroned). Ahmedî, Iskendername, VBNM, circa 1460, Cod. Or. XC (57), y. 240b — circa 1460 artist
circa 1460 artist
King conversing with his courtiers (miniature). Turkoman style, circa 1460 — Circa 1460 artist, Turkoman style
Circa 1460 artist, Turkoman style
Procession scene with noble Lady travelling. Probably Tabriz, circa 1470-1490. Turkmen work — Circa 1470-90, Tabriz
Circa 1470-90, Tabriz
Garrett Zafarnama. Elimination of the last survivors of the town of Nerges, Georgia, in the spring of 1396. illumination ca. 1480s (double panels) — Circa 1480 artist
Circa 1480 artist
Battle on the River Oxus, Zafarnama of Sultan Husayn or ‘Garrett Zafarnama’, c.1480 painting — circa 1480 artist, Herat
circa 1480 artist, Herat
Lovers' picnic (Sam Mirza with female company), c.1527 — circa 1527
circa 1527
Gate detail, The feast of I’d begins, copy of Diwan Hafiz manuscript — Circa 1531
Circa 1531
Attendant. Nighttime in a City. Circa 1540, Tabriz (Sackler Museum, 1958.76) — Circa 1540
Circa 1540
Prince and Courtier (full page). Bahram Mirza Album, fol. 131b, attributed to Dust Muhammad — Circa 1540 artist
Circa 1540 artist
Abu Bakr, in The Princes of the House of Timur, 1550-1555 (British Museum, 1913,0208,0.1) — Circa 1550-1555 artist
Circa 1550-1555 artist
Humayun's pavillon — Circa 1550-55 artist
Circa 1550-55 artist
Battle of Hamadan (1503). Habib al-siyar (1590-1600) — circa 1590-1600 artist
circa 1590-1600 artist
Ghiyath al-Din ibn Humam al-Din (Khwand Amir) Habib al-Siyar (Juz IV Vol.III) Qazvin or Isfahan, circa 1590-1600 — circa 1590-1600 painter
circa 1590-1600 painter
Prince ʽAbbās enthroned, proclaimed Shah in Khorasan in 1581 — Circa 1600
Circa 1600
A Seated Dandy in a Fur-Lined Coat. A Leaf from the Read Persian Album After Riżā ‘Abbāsī (ca. 1565–1635) Herat (present-day Afghanistan), ca. 1600 MS M.386.13r — Circa 1600 artist
Circa 1600 artist
Shah Abbas and Jahangir in embrace, circa 1618 — Circa 1618
Circa 1618
Babur, 1630 artist, India — Circa 1630 artist, India
Circa 1630 artist, India
Varka and Golshah infantry (extracted) — Circa1250 artist. Extraction: पाटलिपुत्र (talk)
Circa1250 artist. Extraction: पाटलिपुत्र (talk)
Miniature from Şehname-i Nadiri 1 — Circa1600 artist
Circa1600 artist
Christ in Emmaus — Circignano, Antonio
Circignano, AntonioItalian 1568 1628
Italianate Landscape with Castle — Circle of Adriaen Frans Boudewyns
Circle of Adriaen Frans BoudewynsCircle of Adriaen Frans Boudewyns (Flemish, 1644-1711) — or Nicolas…
Virgin and Child — Circle of Adriaen Isenbrant
Circle of Adriaen IsenbrantCircle of Adriaen Isenbrant (Netherlandish, c. 1485–1551)
Seven Putti at Play with Symbols of Vanity — Circle of Adriaen van der Werff
Circle of Adriaen van der WerffCircle of Adriaen van der Werff — Dutch, 1659-1722
Virgin and Child with the Young Saint John the Baptist — Circle of Agnolo Bronzino
Circle of Agnolo BronzinoCircle of Agnolo Bronzino (Italian, 1503–1572)
Vision of Saint Francis of Assisi at the Portiuncula (recto); Ornamental Design (verso) — Circle of Alessandro Allori
Circle of Alessandro AlloriCircle of Alessandro Allori — Italian, 1535-1607
The Witch — Circle of Alessandro Magnasco
Circle of Alessandro MagnascoCircle of Alessandro Magnasco (Italian, 1667–1749)
The Annunciation — Circle of Andrea Mantegna
Circle of Andrea MantegnaAfter a design by an artist in the circle of…
Presentation in the Temple — Circle of Anthonie van Dyck
Circle of Anthonie van DyckCircle of Antonie van Dyck (Flemish, 1599-1641) — or Giovanni…
Joseph Interpreting the Pharoah's Dream (recto) Joseph before His Brothers (verso) — Circle of Aurelio Lomi
Circle of Aurelio LomiCircle of Aurelio Lomi — Italian, 1556-1622
Roman Ruins — Circle of Bartholomeus Breenbergh
Circle of Bartholomeus BreenberghCircle of Bartholomeus Breenbergh — Dutch, 1598-1657
St. John the Baptist — Circle of Bartolomé Estéban Murillo
Circle of Bartolomé Estéban MurilloCircle of Bartolomé Estéban Murillo (Spanish, 1618-1682) — or Guido…
Bacchanale, with Satyr Playing Reeds — Circle of Bartolomeo Biscaino
Circle of Bartolomeo BiscainoCircle of Bartolomeo Biscaino (Italian, 1632-1657) — or Pietro Testa…
July — Circle of Bernard van Orley
Circle of Bernard van OrleyAfter a design by an unidentified Flemish artist in the…
Venus (?) and Cupid — Circle of Bernardino Campi
Circle of Bernardino CampiCircle of Bernardino Campi (Italian, 1521-1591) — or possiby Pierino…
Moses — Circle of Bernardino Gatti
Circle of Bernardino GattiCircle of Bernardino Gatti, called Il Sojaro — Italian, c.…

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