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The Masters · U

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

Obelisk of Theododus I, Istanbul — Unidentified photographer (author)
Unidentified photographer (author)
Pair of Lamps — Union Glass Works
Union Glass WorksAttributed to Union Glass Works (American, active 1826–44) — Kensington,…
Oyster Plate — Union Porcelain Works
Union Porcelain WorksUnion Porcelain Works (American, 1863–c. 1922) — Greenpoint, New York
Study Sheet with Seated Knight (recto); Standing Male Figure in Medieval Dress (verso) — United Kingdom
United KingdomUnknown artist — possibly British, 18th or 19th century
George Washington — United States
United States
Portrait of a Woman (Mrs. Ann Hivlyn) — United States or England
United States or England
Pair of Candlesticks — United States Pottery Company
United States Pottery CompanyAttributed to United States Pottery Company — American, 1847–1858 —…
Bodhidharma — Unkei Eii
Unkei EiiUnkei Eii (Japanese, active c. 1504–1555)
Qur'anic Manuscript - Kufic script — Unknow calligrapher
Unknow calligrapher
A mohácsi csata (Des Türckischen Keysers Solymon schlacht - So mit dem Künig von Hungern gethan, Bamberg, 1526) — unknown
unknown
Mourning Virgin from a Crucifixion Group — Unknown
Unknown
Folio from a Gulistan (Rosegarden) by Sa'di; verso: Sa'di's companion frightened by tribes from the hills; recto: texttitle QS:P1476,en:"Folio from a Gulistan (Rosegarden) by Sa'di — Unknown  – Artist
Unknown – Artist
Berattitle QS:P1476,en:"Berat"label QS:Len,"Berat" — Unknown  – Creator
Unknown – Creator
Bathing the Christ Child and The Presentation in the Templetitle QS:P1476,en:"Bathing the Christ Child and The Presentation in the Temple"label QS:Len,"Bathing the Christ Child and — Unknown  – illuminator
Unknown – illuminator
Large-pattern Holbein carpet — Unknown  artisans. Photo by gallery
Unknown artisans. Photo by gallery
LIP-Watches-1924 — unknown (no credits)
unknown (no credits)
Suleiman II — unknown (scanned by Derzsi Elekes Andor)
unknown (scanned by Derzsi Elekes Andor)
DiezAlbumsRider — unknown / (of the reproduction) Staatsbibliothek Berlin/Schacht
unknown / (of the reproduction) Staatsbibliothek Berlin/Schacht
Khalil Jami 2 — Unknown 14th century artists and scribes
Unknown 14th century artists and scribes
Albrecht Altdorfer — Unknown 16th Century
Unknown 16th Century
Waqfnamah of Dervish Pasha Bajezidagic (1593), Gazi Husrev-beg Library No. 182. (Bosnia and Herzegovina)-bs — Unknown 16th-century scribe / Ćejvan-ćehaja
Unknown 16th-century scribe / Ćejvan-ćehaja
Arthur Lake, Bishop of Bath and Wells — Unknown 17th Century
Unknown 17th Century
Portrait of a Man — Unknown 18th Century
Unknown 18th Century
Charles I — Unknown 19th Century
Unknown 19th Century
Raja Fateh Singh Ahluwalia of Kapurthala — Unknown 19th Century Artist
Unknown 19th Century Artist
Western Anatolia, "Crivelli" rug — Unknown Anatolian weavers. Photo by gallery.
Unknown Anatolian weavers. Photo by gallery.
Brijnathji and Durjan Sal Sight a Pride of Lions — Unknown and Shaykh Taju
Unknown and Shaykh Taju
A folio from the codex TIEM ŞE 12995 — Unknown Arab scribe
Unknown Arab scribe
Codex TIEM ŞE 321 — Unknown Arab scribe.
Unknown Arab scribe.
Willem de Vos — Unknown artist
Unknown artistUnknown artist — after Anthony van Dyck (Flemish, 1599-1641)
Pigeons and Rhododendrons — Unknown Artist
Unknown ArtistUnknown Artist — Japanese, date unknown
Portrait Machomet IV. — Unknown Artist (Production)
Unknown Artist (Production)
Rug with Interlaced Rosettestitle QS:P1476,en:"Rug with Interlaced Rosettes"label QS:Len,"Rug with Interlaced Rosettes" — unknown artist Details on Google Art Project
unknown artist Details on Google Art Project
Lovers in graden, Deccan, 1600 CE — Unknown artist, 1600 CE
Unknown artist, 1600 CE
A Youthful Musician, Persia, Safavid, Isfahan or Khurasan, late 16th century — unknown artist, 16th century C.E.
unknown artist, 16th century C.E.
PersianwomanSafavid2 — Unknown artist, created circa 1575 AD
Unknown artist, created circa 1575 AD
Detail of a mural of Ala Singh of Patiala State from the Sheesh Mahal of the Qila Mubarak — Unknown artist. Photographed by Anne-Colombe Launois.
Unknown artist. Photographed by Anne-Colombe Launois.
Miniature painting of a seated Raja Tej Singh with a sword on his lap and shield on his back — Unknown artist. Photographed by Tahir Iqbal.
Unknown artist. Photographed by Tahir Iqbal.
18th century miniature painting of an unidentified Sikh chief — Unknown artist. Published in sourced book. Book page photographed by me (Wikimed
Unknown artist. Published in sourced book. Book page photographed by me (Wikimed
Detail of Bhai Mardana from a Janamsakhi series of painting — Unknown artist. Published in sourced book. Page photographed by me (Wikimedia Co
Unknown artist. Published in sourced book. Page photographed by me (Wikimedia Co
Siyavash Beheaded by Afrasiab’s Decree — Unknown Artists at the Timurid Court.
Unknown Artists at the Timurid Court.
Goshtasp kills a dragon on Mount Saqila (Mount Etna in Sicily) — Unknown Artists in the court of Muhammad Juki.
Unknown Artists in the court of Muhammad Juki.
Horseman drawing his bow — Unknown artistUnknown artist
Unknown artistUnknown artist
The Entry into Jerusalemtitle QS:P1476,en:"The Entry into Jerusalem"label QS:Len,"The Entry into Jerusalem" — Unknown artistUnknown artist  – illuminator
Unknown artistUnknown artist – illuminator
juglabel QS:Lfr,"pichet égyptien"label QS:Len,"jug" — Unknown artistUnknown artist (Egypt)
Unknown artistUnknown artist (Egypt)
Bookbinding entertainment MAD 27659 n2 — Unknown artistUnknown artist (Iran)
Unknown artistUnknown artist (Iran)
Darab (Dara, Darius) Enthroned — Unknown author
Unknown author
Detail of Kota painting, ca. 1700 — Unknown author, ca. 1700
Unknown author, ca. 1700
The Triumph of Love — Unknown authorUnknown author

(1435/1518)
Unknown authorUnknown author (1435/1518)
Archil II and Givi Amilakhvari — Unknown authorUnknown author

Original uploader: user:Датог
Unknown authorUnknown author Original uploader: user:Датог
A Musical Gathering - Ottoman, 18th century — Unknown authorUnknown author
Unknown authorUnknown author
I.SelimCülus — Unknown authorUnknown author (Osmanlı98 (uploader))
Unknown authorUnknown author (Osmanlı98 (uploader))
Tabrîz, mosque Gunbad-i 'Âlî (BNF, Supplément Persan 1113 f.256v-257) Miniature created in 1435 in Herat for Timurid ruler Shah Rukh — Unknown authorUnknown author 1420-1430
Unknown authorUnknown author 1420-1430
Beginning of Nizami's Iqbalnamah — Unknown authorUnknown author Calligrapher –  Writer : Nizami
Unknown authorUnknown author Calligrapher – Writer : Nizami
Goddess Bhadrakali Worshipped by the Gods: from a tantric Devi series — unknown Basholi artist
unknown Basholi artist
Raja Dhiraj Pal of Basohli State, ca.1720–25 — Unknown Basohli artist
Unknown Basohli artist
Baptism of Christ — Unknown Bolognese
Unknown BologneseItalian, Bolognese — Mid-16th century
Temple Tank, Tamil Nadu — Unknown British photographer
Unknown British photographer
Kufi script (D.Va) on parchment (Qur'anic verses) — Unknown Calligrapher
Unknown Calligrapher
Calligraphic panel (nasta'liq) — Unknown calligrapher
Unknown calligrapher

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