شکوفه صبحگاهی، 1365 Morning Blossoms, 51x62 cm 1986
These illustrations in opaque watercolors and inks from the Persian (now Iran) book Marvels of Things Created and Miraculous Aspects of Things Existing (Ajā’ib al-makhlūqāt wa-gharā’ib al-mawjūdāt – كتاب عجائب المخلوقات وغرائب الموجودات) by Zakarīyā’ ibn Muḥammad al-Qazwīnī, originally published in 1283. Although these images are from a copy produced in Mughal India in the … Continue reading "Islamic Finger-Snapping Demons And Other Illustrations from Marvels of Things Created and Miraculous Aspects of Things Existing, 1283"
Elias and Prince Nur ad-Dahr; single-page painting on detached folio. A-side: From the Hamzanama. The prophet Elias (Elijah) rescuing Prince Nur ad-Dahr from drowning in a river. Lush forest in background and fish and sea creatures in foreground. A-side: Opaque watercolour on cloth (cotton). B-side: ink on paper.
As you may already know, Undermain will be performing the latest installment of its reading series with The Conference of the Birds at the DMA this weekend. The fanciful yet philosophical play was …
Khalili Collections | Islamic Art | This large-format study is a version of a Chinese genre painting of the Yuan period showing Buddhist holy men...
Mechanical inventions by such men as Al-Jazari remind us of how much we owe to the brilliant and fertile minds that preceded us. Learn about medieval mechanics.
Ragamala paintings were recognized as being associated with a season and time of day. Evoking a late morning in spring, here a young woman beguiles deer from the woodlands with her music to prevent
the harts gallery is proud to inaugurate its 2016 calendar with 'Unsettled Nostalgia', a solo exhibition by Syrian artist Mohamad Hafez.
Yahyâ ibn Mahmûd al-Wâsitî Maqâmât of al-Harîrî, Scene: The Eastern Island 1237
Bronze mirror with an animal-combat motif. Ghazna, Afghanistan; c. 1100. Diam: 8.5 cm. Inv. no. 71/1979. The David Collection © THE DAVID COLLECTION The animal-combat motif is rooted in a large number of pre-Islamic cultures in the Middle East, and...
رقم دوست محمد هراتی سال 1550 میلادی Dust Muhammad 1550
Ein unbequemer Spaziergang durch die Geschichte der christlichen Sexualität.
Series Title: Swapna Darshana Suite Name: Swapna Darshana Creation Date: ca. 1780 Display Dimensions: 4 13/32 in. x 3 11/16 in. (11.2 cm x 9.4 cm) Credit Line: Edwin Binney 3rd Collection Accession Number: 1990.1277 Collection: The San Diego Museum of Art
