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

A Ruler Presents a Document to Visiting Nobles — Mughal India, Deccan
Mughal India, Deccan
Spread with floral medallion pattern — Mughal India, Deccan, probably Goa
Mughal India, Deccan, probably Goa
Vase with flower arrangement and scrollwork — Mughal India, Lucknow
Mughal India, Lucknow
Hookah Base — Mughal India, possibly Lucknow
Mughal India, possibly Lucknow
Court Lady Pouring Wine (recto); Calligraphy of Lyrical Quatrains (verso) — Mughal India, probably Lucknow
Mughal India, probably Lucknow
Battle of Panipat — Mughal Miniature
Mughal Miniature
Iʿtiqád Khán — Mughal Style
Mughal Style
Шафи Аббаси Птица на цветущей ветке. 2я пол 17в Эрмитаж — Muhamad Shafi
Muhamad Shafi
Man with Prayer Beads — Muhammad `Ali
Muhammad `Ali
Binding from Burning and Melting — Muhammad `Ali Naqqash Mashhadi
Muhammad `Ali Naqqash Mashhadi
Maiden cup Louvre OA7130 — Muhammad ‘Alî (signed)
Muhammad ‘Alî (signed)
Begum Samru and her household — Muhammad A’zam, attributed to
Muhammad A’zam, attributed to
Collection of Prayers for the Prophet Muhammad — Muhammad al-Jazuli
Muhammad al-Jazuli
Muhammad al-Khayyam, tazza farnese, 1430s — Muhammad al-Khayyam
Muhammad al-Khayyam
Miniature Qur'an and Qur'an Case — Muhammad Al-Qari
Muhammad Al-Qaridied 1605, Herat, present-day Afghanistan
"Battle Between Iranians and Turanians", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) — Muhammad al-Qivam al-Shirazi
Muhammad al-Qivam al-ShiraziIranian, active ca. 1560s
Page from the Shahnama — Muhammad al-Qiwam al-Shirazi (calligrapher) and Muhammad Taj al-Din Haydar (illu
Muhammad al-Qiwam al-Shirazi (calligrapher) and Muhammad Taj al-Din Haydar (illu
Illuminated colophon from the Shahnama — Muhammad al-Qiwam al-Shirazi (calligrapher) and Taj al-Din Haydar al-Shirazi (il
Muhammad al-Qiwam al-Shirazi (calligrapher) and Taj al-Din Haydar al-Shirazi (il
Authorship cartouche on Muhammad AL-RUDANI's astrolabe — Muhammad al-Rudani
Muhammad al-Rudani
Almanac (Taqvīm) from Ottoman Istanbul — Muḥammad al-Uskudārī
Muḥammad al-Uskudārī
Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript — Muhammad al-Zanjani
Muhammad al-ZanjaniIranian
A Royal Picnic on a Terrace — Muhammad Ali
Muhammad AliMuhammad Ali (Persian, active 1590–1620)
Seal of prophethood (muhr al-nubawa). From the Ottoman Book of Prayers (CBL T 463, f.91b) — Muhammad Amin al-Rushdi
Muhammad Amin al-Rushdi
الرحلة التطوانية إلى الديار الفرنسية للشيخ محمد بن عبد الله الصفار — Muhammad as-Saffar
Muhammad as-Saffar
Calligrapher’s license with a quatrain copied by Muhammad Asʿad Yasari (TKS GY 324.27-3) — Muhammad Asʿad Yasari
Muhammad Asʿad Yasari
Ferdowsi and Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni in the Farhadnama (TSMK Ms. H. 678) — Muhammad b. Muhammad al-‘Arif al-Ardabili
Muhammad b. Muhammad al-‘Arif al-Ardabili
Double headpiece (sarlauh) from the Qur’an, dated to Herat, 1485 (TSMK, H.S. 4) — Muhammad b. Sultan Shah al-Harawi
Muhammad b. Sultan Shah al-Harawi
Ashab alfil 3782 — Muhammad Bal’ami
Muhammad Bal’ami
Lion and Dragon in Combat — Muhammad Baqir
Muhammad BaqirIranian
رسالة من محمد أبي الفيض بن عبد الكبير الكتاني لأبيه عبد الكبير الكتاني 1897 — Muhammad bin Abd al-Kabir al-Kattani
Muhammad bin Abd al-Kabir al-Kattani
Basmala, Shahada, Muhammad bin Al-Qasim al-Qundusi — Muhammad bin Al-Qasim al-Qundusi
Muhammad bin Al-Qasim al-Qundusi
Women playing on a rock slide — Muhammad Faqirullah Khan
Muhammad Faqirullah Khan
Leaf from Ottoman Diploma in Calligraphy — Muhammad Hilmi Afandi
Muhammad Hilmi Afandi
Illustration from a page in a copy of the Seraj al-monir by Kashef Shirazi. Created in Qajar Iran, dated 15 February 1815 — Muhammad Husain
Muhammad Husain
سورهٔ حمد — Muhammad Husayn Kashmiri
Muhammad Husayn Kashmiri
Akbar's armies at Chitor fort, from the History of Akbar (Akbarnama), by Abu’l-Fazl — Muhammad Husayn Kashmiri, Zarin Qalam
Muhammad Husayn Kashmiri, Zarin Qalam
Qur'an scroll from Mamluk Cairo — Muhammad ibn Mansur `Ali al-Hanafi al-Husayni al-Kakhtawi
Muhammad ibn Mansur `Ali al-Hanafi al-Husayni al-Kakhtawi
Anthology (Dīvān) of Persian poetry — Muhammad ibn `Ala’ al-Din Raza’i
Muhammad ibn `Ala’ al-Din Raza’i
A Meeting Between the Viziers and the King — Muhammad ibn ‘Ali Katib al-Samarqandi’Abdülkerim bin Muhammed
Muhammad ibn ‘Ali Katib al-Samarqandi’Abdülkerim bin Muhammed
Moscheekoran — Muhammad ibn Ahmad at-Tabrizi al-Khalil
Muhammad ibn Ahmad at-Tabrizi al-Khalil
Double page from the Sultan Baybars Qur'an. Sura Al-Fatiha — Muhammad Ibn al-Wahid / Aydughdi ibn ‘Abdallah al-Badri / Abu Bakr Sandal
Muhammad Ibn al-Wahid / Aydughdi ibn ‘Abdallah al-Badri / Abu Bakr Sandal
Opening folio from a Qur'an — Muhammad ibn Aybak ibn `Abdullah
Muhammad ibn Aybak ibn `Abdullah
Uljaytu's Baghdad Qur'anlabel QS:Len,"Uljaytu's Baghdad Qur'an"label QS:Lpl,"Koran Bagdadzki Oldżajtu"label QS:Lde,"Öldscheitüs Koran aus Bagdad" — Muhammad ibn Aybak ibn ‘Abdallah / Attributed to Ahmad al-Suhrawardi
Muhammad ibn Aybak ibn ‘Abdallah / Attributed to Ahmad al-Suhrawardi
Folio from a Mu'nis al-ahrar fi daqa'iq al-ash'ar (The Free Man's Companion to the Subtleties of Poems) of Jajarmi — Muhammad ibn Badr al-Din Jajarmi
Muhammad ibn Badr al-Din JajarmiIranian, active 1340s
A Large, Winged Fish — Muhammad ibn Mahmud Tusi (12th century)
Muhammad ibn Mahmud Tusi (12th century)
IlkhanidHorseArcher — Muhammad ibn Mahmudshah al-Khayyam
Muhammad ibn Mahmudshah al-Khayyam
Folio from a Mamluk Qur'an — Muhammad ibn Mubadir
Muhammad ibn Mubadir
Guide to Happiness (Dalā'il al-khayrāt) by Shaykh al-Jazūlī (d. 1465) — Muhammad ibn Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn `Abd al-Rahman al-Riyahi
Muhammad ibn Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn `Abd al-Rahman al-Riyahi
The Second Two Carriers of the Firmament (Lion and Vulture) — Muhammad ibn Muhammad Shakir Ruzmah-‘i Nathani
Muhammad ibn Muhammad Shakir Ruzmah-‘i Nathani
Five Poems (Khamsa), by Nizami — Muhammad ibn Nasrullah ibn Fazlullah al-Murshidi al-Shirazi
Muhammad ibn Nasrullah ibn Fazlullah al-Murshidi al-Shirazi
Text Page with Dedication to the Ottoman Sultan Selim I — Muhammad ibn Pir Ahmad al-shahir bi-Ibn Arghun al-Shirazi (early 16th century)
Muhammad ibn Pir Ahmad al-shahir bi-Ibn Arghun al-Shirazi (early 16th century)
Mirror Case Depicting the Meeting of Nasir al-Din Mirza and Tsar Nicholas I in Erivan and Satin Pouch — Muhammad Isma’il Isfahani
Muhammad Isma’il IsfahaniIranian, 1814–1892
Forty-eight texts on philosophy, by Ibn Sīnā (d. 1037), Mīr Dāmād (d. 1630), Davvānī (d. 1501), Bābā Afẓal (d. c. 1213), Ghiyāth al-Dīn Manṣūr (d. 1541), and others — Muḥammad Ja`far ibn `Ināyatullāh al-Kātib al-Shīrāzī
Muḥammad Ja`far ibn `Ināyatullāh al-Kātib al-Shīrāzī
Muhammad Jaffar 1590 — Muhammad Jafar (Muhammad Ja`far)
Muhammad Jafar (Muhammad Ja`far)
Div Akvan lifts the sleeping Rustam — Muhammad juki
Muhammad juki
Album of Persian and Indian Calligraphy, Miniatures, and Prints — Muhammad Kazim al-Kulpaykani ‘Ali al-Husayni Muhammad Kazim al-Isfahani Bihzad (
Muhammad Kazim al-Kulpaykani ‘Ali al-Husayni Muhammad Kazim al-Isfahani Bihzad (
Kashkul, by Shaykh Bahā’ al-Dīn Muḥammad `Āmilī (d. 1621) — Muḥammad Masīḥ
Muḥammad Masīḥ
Firdawsi - Rustam Kills a Dragon (the Third Feat) - Walters W60276B (cropped) — Muhammad Mirak ibn Mir Muhammad al-Husayni al-Ustadi
Muhammad Mirak ibn Mir Muhammad al-Husayni al-Ustadi
A Young Lady Reclining After a Bath, Leaf from the Read Persian Album Herat (Afghanistan), 1590s. By Muhammad Mu’min MS M.386.5r. Purchased by Pierpont Morgan — Muhammad Mu’min
Muhammad Mu’min
A woman carrying a large jar — Muhammad Muhsin
Muhammad Muhsin

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