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Islamic Miniature Paintings

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an intricately decorated wall hanging with two paintings on one side and another in the middle
Mughal Jaal
Dara Shikoh
Bust Portrait
Mughal Empire
Miniature Paintings
Artwork Ideas
Morgan Library
The Morgan
Illuminated Manuscripts
Young Dārā Shikoh
Bust Portrait of the Young Dārā Shikoh | Leaf from the Read Mughal Album, probably by Hāshim | India, Mughal | ca. 1631–35 | The Morgan Library & Museum
Niẓāmī Ganjavī | ca. 1141–1209 | Bahrām Gūr and the Chinese Princess Yaghmānāz in the Sandalwood Pavilion | Khamsa (Quintet), in Persian | Written by Mullā Fatḥ Muḥammad | Probably Mughal Ahmedabad | The Morgan Library & Museum Learn Chinese Characters, Chinese Princess, Persian Miniature, Learn Chinese, Chinese Characters
Learn Chinese Characters
Chinese Princess
Persian Miniature
Learn Chinese
Chinese Characters
Bahrām Gūr and the Chinese Princess
Niẓāmī Ganjavī | ca. 1141–1209 | Bahrām Gūr and the Chinese Princess Yaghmānāz in the Sandalwood Pavilion | Khamsa (Quintet), in Persian | Written by Mullā Fatḥ Muḥammad | Probably Mughal Ahmedabad | The Morgan Library & Museum
an ornately decorated painting with a woman in the center
Persian
Mughal Paintings
Miniature Art
Miniature Painting
Indian Art
Hakīm Mu˒mina
Bust Portrait of Hakīm Mu˒mina | Leaf from the Read Mughal Album | India, Mughal | ca. 1620, with border of ca. 1750–1800 | The Morgan Library & Museum
an image of a man sitting in front of a window
Watercolour Painting
Mughal Art
18th Century
Watercolor Painting
Akbar at an Audience Window
Akbar at an Audience Window | Leaf from the Read Mughal Album | India, Mughal | Late 18th century, with border dated 1749–50 | The Morgan Library & Museum
two paintings depicting the life of jesus and mary
India
Miniatures
Paintings
Prince
Prince Salīm at an Audience Window
Prince Salīm at an Audience Window | Leaf from the Read Mughal Album | India, Mughal | Late 18th century, with border dated 1749–50 | The Morgan Library & Museum
an old painting with people and animals on it
Hunting Party
Persian Miniatures
Mughal Emperor
Elephant Images
Ancient Paintings
The Young Akbar
The Young Akbar with a Hunting Party | Leaf from the Read Mughal Album | Probably by Manohar | India, Mughal | ca. 1596–97 | The Morgan Library & Museum
Bābur racing with two companions during the flight from Samarqand (1501-1502) | Leaf from the Read Mughal Album | Formerly fol. 121 of the British Library's Bāburnāma | Probably by Sānvalah | India, Mughal | ca. 1590–92, with early 19th century borders | The Morgan Library & Museum Female Samurai Art, Middle Ages Art, Indian Miniatures, Mughal Miniature Paintings, Iron Chairs, Female Samurai, Wrought Iron Chairs
Female Samurai Art
Middle Ages Art
Indian Miniatures
Mughal Miniature Paintings
Iron Chairs
Female Samurai
Wrought Iron Chairs
Bābur and Two Companions Racing
Bābur racing with two companions during the flight from Samarqand (1501-1502) | Leaf from the Read Mughal Album | Formerly fol. 121 of the British Library's Bāburnāma | Probably by Sānvalah | India, Mughal | ca. 1590–92, with early 19th century borders | The Morgan Library & Museum
an image of a tree with leaves on it
Persian Manuscript
Herat Afghanistan
Ancient Drawings
Maidenhair Fern
Persian Garden
Persian Art
Iranian Art
Imaginary Fern
Imaginary Fern | Leaf from the Read Mughal Album | Persia, Herat and/or Deccan | ca. 1580 | The Morgan Library & Museum
an image of a man riding on the back of a dragon in arabic calligraphy
Ancient Persian
Sculpting Reference
Middle Eastern Art
Art Costume
Medieval Manuscript
A Qizilbash and His Horse Entangles by a Dragon
A Qizilbash and His Horse Entangles by a Dragon | Leaf from the Read Persian Album | For Husain Khān Shāmlū, governor of Herat (r. 1598–1618) | Persia, Qazvin | ca. 1550 | The Morgan Library & Museum
an old persian rug with birds and flowers on the ground, surrounded by calligraphy
Islamic Manuscripts
Persian Painting
Rich Art
Inhabited Exotic Foliage
Inhabited Exotic Foliage | Leaf from the Read Persian Album | Probably by Riżā ʿAbbāsī | For Hasān Shāmlū, governor of Herat (d. 1646) | Persia | 1625–26 | The Morgan Library & Museum
an image of a man riding on the back of a horse in front of a swirly background
Anima Mundi
Danse Macabre
Horse And Rider
Ancient India
Marble Paper
Marble Art
Emaciated Horse and Rider
Emaciated Horse and Rider | Leaf from the Read Mughal Album | First half of the seventeenth century | India, Deccan, possibly Bijapur | The Morgan Library & Museum
an illustration of a man riding on the back of a horse
Horse Archery
Islamic World
Illuminated Manuscript
Archer Riding an Aged Horse
Archer Riding an Aged Horse | Leaf from the Read Persian Album | after Muḥammad ʿAlī Ibn Malik Ḥusain | Persia | ca. 1625–50 | The Morgan Library & Museum
an old painting with two women and one man in front of a tree, surrounded by other people
Postal Card
Museum New York
Penn Station
Rennaissance Art
Asian Painting
Lovers Observed by a Youth
Lovers Observed by a Youth | Leaf from the Read Persian Album, by Muḥammad Yūsuf al-Ḥusainī, inscribed (bottom) The work of Muḥammad Yūsuf al-Ḥusainī / (top) in the library of Ḥasan Shāmlū | Commissioned by Husain Khān Shāmlū, governor of Herat (r. 1598–1618) and continued by his son and successor, Hasān Shāmlū (d. 1646) | Persia | ca. 1630 | The Morgan Library & Museum
an image of a woman laying down on the ground
Medieval Market
Illustrated Manuscript
Persian Carpet
A Young Lady Reclining After a Bath
A Young Lady Reclining After a Bath | Leaf from the Read Persian Album, by Muḥammad Mu˒min | Produced for Husain Khān Shāmlū, governor of Herat (r. 1598–1618) | Afghanistan, Herat | 1590s | The Morgan Library & Museum
an old painting with people sitting around it and one person standing in front of the other
The Kaaba
Islamic Painting
Medieval Artwork
Ancient Near East
Islamic Paintings
ʻAbd al-Muṭṭalib
ʻAbd al-Muṭṭalib, the grandfather of the Prophet Muḥammad, kneels before the Kaaba in Mecca | Leaf from the Chester Beatty Āsār al-muẓaffar (A Life of Muḥammad) manuscript | Persia, possibly Qazvin | 1567 | The Morgan Library & Museum