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Anya Nakamura

Anya Nakamura writes for the Illumination (Tezhip) department at Matchless Pieces, covering the history, makers and collecting of illumination (tezhip).

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Job's Despair — William Blake

Job’s Despair

October 13, 2026The Adoration of the Shepherds — German 16th Century

The Adoration of the Shepherds

October 13, 2026Plate 3: Pecos Book of Visitations: From Portfolio "Spanish Colonial Designs of New Mexico" — American 20th Century

Plate 3: Pecos Book of Visitations: From Portfolio “Spanish Colonial Designs of New Mexico”

October 13, 2026A Sunset in Ireland — Francis Seymour Haden

A Sunset in Ireland

October 13, 2026Santa Barbara Mission Doorway Design from the portfolio "Decorative Art of Spanish California" — American 20th Century

Santa Barbara Mission Doorway Design from the portfolio “Decorative Art of Spanish California”

October 13, 2026Gloire et louange a toi, satan, dans les hauteurs du ciel ou tu regnas, et dans les profondeurs de l'enfer, ou vaincu, tu reves en silence! (Glory and praise to you, Satan, in the — Odilon Redon

Gloire et louange a toi, satan, dans les hauteurs du ciel ou tu regnas, et dans les profondeurs de l’enfer, ou vaincu, tu reves en silence! (Glory and praise to you, Satan, in the

October 13, 2026The Wise Virgins Carrying Their Lamps — Abraham Bosse

The Wise Virgins Carrying Their Lamps

October 13, 2026Image — Maurice Dumont

Image

October 13, 2026Job's Comforters — William Blake

Job’s Comforters

October 13, 2026Jove and the Gods — Georg Andreas Wolfgang the Elder

Jove and the Gods

October 13, 2026
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