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Persian Miniature Paintings

Vibrant miniature artworks depicting scenes from Persian literature, characterized by intricate detail and rich colors, telling stories of love and court life.

Vintage Persian Miniature art. Miniature painting of king being entertained.. Qajar painting 1850
Vintage Persian Miniature art. Miniature painting of king being entertained.. Qajar painting 1850
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Ragini Desakh of Meghamalhar, c. 1770-1790. India, Rajasthan, possibly Raghugarh school, 18th century. Ink, color and gold on paper; image: 22 x 13 cm (8 11/16 x 5 1/8 in.); overall: 24.3 x 15.9 cm (9 9/16 x 6 1/4 in.).
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Portrait of an officer. Date: ca. 1700. Origin: India. Period: Mughal dynasty. Color and gold on paper. Museum: Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery.
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A ruler defending a fortress from the invading British. Gouache drawing.
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Portrait of Sultan Ahmet I (r. 1603-17) early 17th century The Ottoman interest in royal portraiture expressed itself in the production of illustrated manuscripts and albums containing images of the succession of sultans. This painting, from an album containing a series of similar sultan portraits, has been identified as a depiction of the early seventeenth-century Ottoman sultan Ahmet I.. Portrait of Sultan Ahmet I (r. 1603-17). early 17th century. Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper. Attributed to Turkey. Codices
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Depiction of an erotic scene, love scene, sex, in a 19th century edition of the Kama Sutra, textbooks on eroticism, India, Arabia, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of an original from the period, Asia
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Portret van Sultan Mahmud, zoon van Ibrahim Adil-shah; na zijn vader is hij heerser over Bijapur geweest.Sultan Mahmud is depicted to his hips, used to the left, with a sword in his left hand, in his right hand a flower and a shield on his left side. Leaf 40 in the `Witsen album ', with 49 Indian miniatures of princes. Above the portrait a piece of paper with the name in Persian. Under the portrait a piece of paper with the name in Portuguese.
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Portrait of an UnidentifiedCourtier. Artist: Hyderabad School
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Asia, India, Erotic frescoes - these are screened by a lockable door to a cupboard-like recess - adorn the Aam Khas, or principal living room, of Juna Mahal.
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Standing woman with decanter and drinking bowl. Draughtsman: anonymous. Dating: c. 1740. Place: India. Measurements: h 229 mm × w 146 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.
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Zâl kills the Turanian hero Kulbâd.. 1616. Firdawsî. text. illuminated manuscripts, Illuminations, Manuscripts. Spencer Collection. Manuscripts, Persian
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Mural, officials of the maharajas, Shiv Niwas, city palace of Udaipur, Rajasthan, North India, India, Asia
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Man and Woman on Horseback Unidentified artist. Man and Woman on Horseback 53572
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"The Ascetic Strikes a Jar of Honey and Oil with his Staff While Daydreaming", Folio from a Kalila wa Dimna. Dimensions: 12.5 in. high 8.87 in. wide (31.8 cm high 22.6 cm wide). Date: 18th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.
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Abraham's Sacrifice painting 3rd qtr. 18th century; border dated A.H. 1338/A.D.1919 Border painted by Fathallah Sani'zada The painting at the center of this page is copied after a Flemish engraving, and depicts the biblical story of Abraham's sacrifice of his son Isaac. European paintings and engravings were first available in Iran and copied during the Safavid period (1501-1722), and this scene in particular remained popular through the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. This version is in fact quite similar to a seventeenth-century painting signed by the Safavid artist Muhammad Zaman. The painting has been set into a frame with a dense flower and bird (gul-o-bul-bul) design, signed by Fathallah Sani'zada. The inscriptional medallion at the bottom of the page that gives his name also dedicates the work to Vusuq al-Dawleh, who was prime minister at the time.. Abraham's Sacrifice. Border painted by Fathallah Sani'zada. painting 3rd qtr. 18th century; border dated A.H. 1338/A.D.1919. O
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Portrait of Muhammad Amin Khan with detailed Dutch caption on the decorated frame, draughtsman: anonymous, Golkonda, c. 1675 - c. 1685, paper, brush, h 233 mm × w 183 mm
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Portrait of Aron-Eliazer Cohen, nicknamed Aron Dantzig. The portrait carries a stitch on the head and has inserted his left hand into a sleeve.
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Illustration depicting Virgo and Libra, from 1538 edition, of 'Kitb-I ajyb al-makhlqt va gharib al-mawjdt'. (Marvels of Things Created and Miraculous Aspects of Things Existing) a 12th century, Islamic, Persian scientific book by Zakary ibn Muammad Qazwn
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Wall frescoed paintings in Poddar Haveli Museum, Nawlgarh, Rajasthan, India Copyright: xRxMakharia/DinodiaxPhotox
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Portret van Muhammad Amin, die vestingcommandant (qal'adar) van Golconda is geweest, zowel in de tijd van Sultan Abdullah als in de tijd van Sultan Abul Hasan.Muhammad Amin is depicted to his hips, turned to the right, with a sword in his right hand. Leaf 33 in the `Witsen-album ', with 49 Indian miniatures of princes. Above the portrait a piece of paper with the name in Persian. Under the portrait a piece of paper with the name in Portuguese.
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Suleyman, detail 16th century, ms H1524, p 271A, Topkapi Palace Museum, Istanbul, Turkey
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Man Dyeing Cloth, early 1830's. India, Company School, Lucknow, 19th century. Ink and color on paper; overall: 22.2 x 15.9 cm (8 3/4 x 6 1/4 in.).
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India, Tamil Nadu, murals in Bodinayakanur palace, 18th century
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Gangaram Chintaman Tambat, active 1790s, Anglo-Indian, Mahdorou Narin Peshwa, undated. Watercolor, gouache, and graphite with pen and black ink on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper.
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The prince, a son of the ruler of Sistan, enters the service of a snake, from a Tuti-nama, Tales of a Parrot. Tutinama, Tales of a Parrot, is a series of 52 stories in Persian from the 14th century, in the 16th century Mughal Emperor Agbar commissioned an illustrated version, Thirty-Seventh Night, c. 1560. Mughal India, Court of Akbar (ruled 1556-1605) ., Historical, digitally restored reproduction from an original of the period
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Old painting, Archeological Museum, Red Fort, Delhi, India
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Illustrations. Date/Period: 1275 - 1300. Illustration. Height: 350 mm (13.77 in); Width: 270 mm (10.62 in). Author: Syria Unknown.
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A female member of the Mughal royal family. Gouache painting by an Indian painter.
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Shah Jahan and Dara Shikoh. Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Dutch, 1606 - 1669)
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Iraj Khan Indian. Iraj Khan, 1875-1900. Opaque watercolor and gold on paper, sheet: 19 5/8 x 11 13/16 in. (49.8 x 30.0 cm). Asian Art 1875-1900
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Perský aquarel. Obálka, XVI. století.. Periodicals. 1911 - 1913. General Research Division. Modernism (Art), Czech literature , 20th century, Art, Arts , Czechoslovakia
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Richard Dadd, 1817-1886, British, Eastern Letter Writer, 1863. Watercolor with brown ink on medium, smooth, beige wove paper.
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Joaquín Torres García / Bocetos de los frescos del Salón de Sant Jordi. Palau de la Generalitat de Barcelona, 1913-1914.
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Rustam as a child kills an enraged white elephant.. 1616. Firdawsî. text. illuminated manuscripts, Illuminations, Manuscripts. Spencer Collection. Manuscripts, Persian
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Bundi is a city and a municipality of 93,258 inhabitants (2011) in the Hadoti region of Rajasthan state in northwest India. It is of particular architectural note for its ornate forts, palaces, and stepwell reservoirs known as baoris. It is the administrative headquarters of Bundi District. Bundi Palace is situated on the hillside adjacent to the Taragarh Fort and is notable for its lavish traditional murals and frescoes. The Chitrashala (picture gallery) of the palace is open to the public.
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Erotic miniature painting, india, asia Copyright: xRupinderxKhullar/DinodiaxPhotox
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Miniature painting of mughal emperor shah jahan Copyright: xBhagwandasxRupani/DinodiaxPhotox
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Raja on Horseback Accompanied by His Favorite Attendants late 19th-early 20th century India. Raja on Horseback Accompanied by His Favorite Attendants. India. late 19th-early 20th century. Colors, silver and gold on paper. Rajput: Jaipur. Paintings
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India, Rajasthan, Jodhpur, Detail of contemporary mural in the Krishna Prakash Haveli
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Ruhhâm cuts off the arm of the sorcerer Bâzûr.. 1616. Firdawsî. text. illuminated manuscripts, Illuminations, Manuscripts. Spencer Collection. Manuscripts, Persian
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Nasir ud-din Muhammad Humayun (Persian: نصیر الدین محمد همایون; full title: Al-Sultan al-'Azam wal Khaqan al-Mukarram, Jam-i-Sultanat-i-haqiqi wa Majazi, Sayyid al-Salatin, Abu'l Muzaffar Nasir ud-din Muhammad Humayun Padshah Ghazi, Zillu'llah; 7 March 1508 - 22 February 1556) was the second Mughal Emperor who ruled present day Afghanistan, Pakistan, and parts of northern India from 1530-1540 and again from 1555-1556. Like his father, Babur, he lost his kingdom early, but with Persian aid, he eventually regained an even larger one. On the eve of his death in 1556, the Mughal empire spanned almost one million square kilometers. He succeeded his father in India in 1530, while his half-brother Kamran Mirza, who was to become a rather bitter rival, obtained the sovereignty of Kabul and Lahore, the more northern parts of their father's empire. He originally ascended the throne at the age of 22 and was somewhat inexperienced when he came to power. Humayun lost his Indian territories to the P
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Gayumarth (sometimes Gayumars), first Shah of Iran, is enthroned among his courtiers clad in leopard skins at the opening of the Shahnama-yi Shahi (The King's Book of Kings). This miniature was probably painted by the court painter Sultan Mohammed, and is considered by some to be the most beautiful image in all Persian art. The picture was painted at the request of Shah Tahmasp. The work was presented by the Safavid ruler to the Ottoman sultan Selim II in 1568.
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Beautiful frescoes on walls of the Juna Mahal Fort, Dungarpur, Rajasthan state, India, Asia
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Rassuzhdenie o zhenit'be.. Rovinski, D. A. (Dmitri Aleksandrovich), 1824-1895. Prints. 1881. Rare Book Division. Folk art , Russia (Federation), Russia , Social life and customs, Engraving, Russian
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Miniature painting of Mughal Queen Mumtaz Mahal Copyright: xBhagwandasxRupani/DinodiaxPhotox
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Painting of Sheth on the Dr. Ramnath Podar Haveli Museum, Nawalgarh, Rajasthan, India. Painting of Sheth on the Dr. Ramnath Podar Haveli Museum, Nawalgarh, Rajasthan, India. Copyright: xZoonar.com/RealityImagesx 21269869
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Woman By A Stream At Night Watched By Two Nobleman C.1760 Indian Art Chester Beatty Gallery of Oriental Art, Dublin
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Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi. Artist: Painting by Mu'in Musavvir (active ca. 1630-97). Author: Abu'l Qasim Firdausi (935-1020). Dimensions: Painting (folio 158v): H. 9 15/16 in. (25.2 cm) W. 5 5/8 in. (14.3 cm)Text block: H. 14 5/16 in. (36.4 cm) W. 8 9/16 in. (21.7 cm)Binding: H. 14 1/2 in. (36.8 cm)W. 9 1/16 in. (23 cm) D. 2 in. (5.1 cm). Date: 1660s.Fol. 158v: The Div Akvan carries Rustam to the Sea On a quest to find a div (demon) that had been killing the shah's herds, Rustam grew tired and went to sleep in a meadow. The div, Akvan, spied him and lifted him with the mound of earth on which he lay. As Rustam trembled with fear, Akvan said: "Tell me where you want me to leave you. Shall I throw you into the sea or onto the mountains" Rustam chose the mountains, knowing that the div would do the opposite. The orange div with its flaming gold eyelids and strangely shaped horns is typical within the work of Mu'in Musavvir, who illustrated a number of Shahnama manuscrip
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Two images of ebony (diospyrus ebenum), indicated as hayhunnûs ! or âbanûs, are displayed on one page. The images are from folio 52v, created by Mîrzâ Bâqir in the 19th century. The dimensions of the images are 14 x 11 cm on the right and 15 x 11 cm on the left. The work is dated between 1889 and 1890 and may have been created in Tehran or Mashhad
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Portraits of Dhian, Gulab, Ranbir, Sohan, and Udham Singh Indian. Portraits of Dhian, Gulab, Ranbir, Sohan, and Udham Singh, ca. 1820. Ink with white wash on paper, sheet: 4 1/2 x 7 1/4 in. (11.4 x 18.4 cm). Asian Art ca. 1820
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Desi Ragini Indian. Desi Ragini, early 18th century. Opaque watercolor, gold, and silver on paper, sheet: 9 x 7 7/16 in. (22.9 x 18.9 cm). Asian Art early 18th century
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Molded Tile by Anonymous master Brooklyn Museum, New York Mid of the 19th cen. Iran, Qajar Dynasty Fritware Object Objects