Text, Folio 142 (recto), from a Manuscript of the Perfection of Wisdom in Eight Thousand Lines (Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita-sutra)
Text, Folio 142 (recto), from a Manuscript of the Perfection of Wisdom in Eight Thousand Lines (Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita-sutra)
Page of disasters, from the Tarikh-i Alfi (History of the Thousand [Years])
FayzullahA blindfolded suitor is brought before a princess (recto)
Radha and Krishna (verso), from a Kalighat album
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Krishna Awaiting Radha
The woman conversing with her children, as the leopard returns, egged on by a fox who is tied to his leg, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Thirtieth Night
Maharana Ari Singh II of Mewar (r. 1761–73) with His Consort on a Terrace
Mahliqa, Daughter of the Emperor of China, Pointing at the Bird-Man Khwaja Mubarak: A Leaf from a Poetical Romance Relating to Shah Alam I (verso); Stenciled Scenes of Lion and Gazelle (verso)
Text, Folio 67 (verso), from a Manuscript of the Perfection of Wisdom in Eight Thousand Lines (Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita-sutra)
A prince conversing with a woman while taking refreshments on a terrace (recto); Calligraphy (verso)
Shahr-Arai and her husband adopt her lover as a brother in the family, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Fortieth Night
Krishna Ferrying Radha Across the Yamuna River (recto)
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Text, Folio 10 (verso), from a Kalpa-sutra
Text, Folio 53 (recto), from a Kalpa-sutra
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Master of the Holy BloodSaint Catherine and Saint Barbara (pair)
Leaf from a Book of Hours: The Raising of the Cross
St. Peter, St. Paul, St. George, and St. James the Greater
A raven brings food to Elijah (folio 72 recto), from a Mirror of Holiness (Mir’at al-quds) of Father Jerome Xavier,
Master of Apollo and DaphneDaniel Saving Susanna, the Judgment of Daniel, and the Execution of the Elders
Page of disasters, from the Tarikh-i Alfi (History of the Thousand [Years])
Durga Killing the Demon Mahisha
Mahavira Gives Away his Possessions, Folio 35 (verso), from a Kalpa-sutra
Historiated Initial Excised from a Bible (set of nine)
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Salome Receiving John the Baptist’s Head on a Platter (folio 112 verso), from a Mirror of Holiness (Mir’at al-quds) of Father Jerome Xavier
Five Poses of Krishna Making Love, from a Bikaner Bhagavata Purana
A King Making Love in the Harem
Vivaca Ragaputra, a Leaf from Ragamala Series
Rishabha enthroned, folio 1 (verso) from a Yoga-shastra of Hemachandra
SravanaThe old procuress conveys the young man’s message of love to Mansur’s wife, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot: Seventeenth Night
The Goddess Annihilates the Demon Raktabija, from a Devi-Mahatmya
A Prince Visiting a Holy Man in a Rocky Landscape (recto)
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Text, Folio 21 (recto), from a Kalpa-sutra
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Muhammad SharifAngels bring food to Jesus in the wilderness (folio 55 recto), from a Mirror of Holiness (Mir’at al-quds) of Father Jerome Xavier
Celestial Dancers, folio 5 (recto), from Brahman Rishabhadatta's speech, from a Kalpa-sutra
A European Woman Pouring Wine into a Cup
Guillaume VrelantLeaf from a Book of Hours: The Visitation
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