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Portrait of a kneeling holy man, from the Prince Salim Album at the Cleveland Museum of Art: c. 1556–60; border c. 1602, Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper, laid down on an album page with cream borders decorated with gold flowers and geom
A mendicant bowing before a holy man, from the Prince Salim Album at the Cleveland Museum of Art: c. 1585; inner border added in Allahabad c. 1602; outer border added probably 1900s, Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper. Explore the work's c
A holy man prostrating himself before a learned prince at the Cleveland Museum of Art: c. 1585; border added probably 1700s, ink on paper, laid down with borders of gold-decorated blue paper. Explore the work's context, creator attribution
A royal ram with a gold chain at the Cleveland Museum of Art: c. 1585; border added probably 1700s, Gum tempera and gold on paper. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.
A pair of Brahminy ducks at the Cleveland Museum of Art: c. 1595; borders added probably 1800s, Gum tempera on paper, mounted with later pink and blue borders. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.
A feast for Babur hosted by his half-brother Jahangir Mirza in Ghazni in May 1505, from a Babur-nama (Memoirs of Babur) at the Cleveland Museum of Art: c. 1589; outer margins added c. mid-1900s, Gum tempera and gold on paper. Explore the wo
Layla and Majnun in the wilderness with animals, from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Amir Khusrau Dihlavi at the Cleveland Museum of Art: c. 1590–1600, Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collecti
A prince visiting a holy man in a rocky landscape at the Cleveland Museum of Art: c. 1590, Gum tempera and gold on paper. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.
A Prince Visiting a Holy Man in a Rocky Landscape (recto) at the Cleveland Museum of Art: c. 1590, Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.
Lovers parting, page from a book of fables at the Cleveland Museum of Art: c. 1590–95, Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.
Lovers Parting, Page from a Book of Fables at the Cleveland Museum of Art: c. 1590–95, Gum tempera and gold on paper. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.
Calligraphy: Preface to the Anvar-i Suhaili at the Cleveland Museum of Art: c. 1590, Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.
Hulagu Khan giving a feast and dispensing favor upon the amirs and princes, from a Chingiz-nama (Book of Chingiz Khan) of the Jami al-tavarikh (Compendium of Chronicles) at the Cleveland Museum of Art: c. 1596–1600, Gum tempera, ink, and go
Yaja and Upayaja perform a sacrifice for the emergence of Dhrishtadyumna from the fire, from Adi-parva (volume one) of the Razm-nama (Book of Wars) adapted and translated into Persian by Mir Ghiyath al-Din Ali Qazvini, known as Naqib Khan (
Battle of Ravana and Jatayu, from Chapters 50 and 51 of the Aranya Kanda (Book of the Forest) of Valmiki's Ramayana (Rama’s Journey); folio from the "Burnt" Ramayana at the Cleveland Museum of Art: c. 1605, Gum tempera and ink on paper. Exp
Babur receives booty and Humayun’s salute after the victory over Sultan Ibrahim in 1526, from an Akbar-nama (Book of Akbar) of Abu’l Fazl (Indian, 1551–1602) at the Cleveland Museum of Art: c. 1596–1597 or 1604, Gum tempera and gold on pape
Akbar supervising the capture of wild elephants at Malwa in 1564, painting 90 from an Akbar-nama (Book of Akbar) of Abu’l Fazl (Indian 1551–1602) at the Cleveland Museum of Art: c. 1602–3; borders added c. 1700s, ink with use of colors and
Akbar supervising the capture of wild elephants at Malwa in 1564, painting 90 from an Akbar-nama (Book of Akbar) of Abu’l Fazl (Indian 1551–1602) at the Cleveland Museum of Art: c. 1602–3; borders added c. 1700s, ink with use of colors and
A Mounted Prince Hunting Lion in a Rocky Landscape at the Cleveland Museum of Art: c. 1600, Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.
A female figure standing in a landscape holding a four-stringed “khuuchir” and a lotus at the Cleveland Museum of Art: c. 1590, Gum tempera and gold on paper. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.
The Holy Family at the Cleveland Museum of Art: c. 1620s, Gum tempera and gold on paper. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.
Portrait of Suraj Singh Rathor, Raja of Marwar and Maternal Uncle of Shah Jahan: A Page from the Prince Khurram Album at the Cleveland Museum of Art: c. 1600, Gum tempera and gold on paper. Explore the work's context, creator attribution an
Isfandiyar slays Arjasp, the king of Turan, from a Shah-nama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi (Persian, about 934–1020) at the Cleveland Museum of Art: 1600–1605, Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper. Explore the work's context, creator attributi
Folios A and B from the "Five Treasures" (Panj Ganj) of Jami at the Cleveland Museum of Art: 1520–1607, Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.
Zulaykha in her palace and as an old woman with Joseph, from a Panj Ganj (Five Treasures) of Abd al-Rahman Jami (Persian, 1414–1492); verso from a Panj Ganj of Abd al-Rahman Jami (Persian, 1414–1492), with two masnavis: Yusuf va Zulaykha (J
Zulaykha in her palace and as an elderly woman with Joseph (recto), from a Panj Ganj (Five Treasures) of Abd al- Rahman Jami (Persian, 1414–1492) at the Cleveland Museum of Art: 1603–7, Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper. Explore the work'
Illuminated page (verso), from a Panj Ganj (Five Treasures) of Abd al- Rahman Jami (Persian, 1414–1492) with two Persian masnavis: Yusuf va Zulaykha (Joseph and Zulaykha) and Khirad-nama-i Iskandari (Alexander’s Book of Wisdom) at the Cleve
Page from the Panj Ganj (Five Treasures) of Abd al-Rahman Jami (Persian, 1414–1492), with two Persian masnavis (narrative poems): Yusuf va Zulaykha (Joseph and Zulaykha) and Subhat al-abrar (Rosary of the Righteous) at the Cleveland Museum
Folio B: Folio from the "Five Treasures" (Panj Ganj) of Jami (recto) at the Cleveland Museum of Art: 1520–1607, Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.
Page from a Panj Ganj (Five Treasures) of Abd al-Rahman Jami (Persian, 1414–1492), with two Persian masnavis: Yusuf va Zulaykha (Joseph and Zulaykha) and Subhat al-abrar (Rosary of the Righteous) (verso) at the Cleveland Museum of Art: 1520
Akbar and Jahangir Examine a Ghir Falcon while Prince Khusrau Stands Behind at the Cleveland Museum of Art: c. 1602–4, gum tempera and gold on paper. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.
From the Farhang-i Jahangiri (Persian-language Dictionary) compiled by Mir Jamal al-Din Husayn Inju of Shiraz (Persian, d. 1626) at the Cleveland Museum of Art: 1607–8, Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper. Explore the work's context, creato
An Illuminated Folio from the Royal Manuscript of the Farhang-i Jahangiri (recto) at the Cleveland Museum of Art: 1607–8, Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.
An Illuminated Folio from the Royal Manuscript of the Farhang-i Jahangiri (verso) at the Cleveland Museum of Art: 1607–8, Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.
A floral fantasy of animals and birds (Waq-waq) at the Cleveland Museum of Art: early 1600s, Gum tempera and gold on paper. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.
An Ambassador before Humayun at the Cleveland Museum of Art: c. 1610, Gum tempera and gold on paper. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.
Ghatotkacha and three demons in his company chase Bhagadatta, from Bhishma-parva (volume six) of a Razm-nama (Book of Wars) adapted from the Sanskrit Mahabharata and translated into Persian by Mir Ghiyath al-Din Ali Qazvini, known as Naqib
A Courtier, Possibly Khan Alam, Holding a Spinel and a Deccan Sword at the Cleveland Museum of Art: c. 1605–10, gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper, text on verso. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.
Portrait of Raja Jagat Singh of Nurpur (reigned 1618–46) at the Cleveland Museum of Art: probably 1619, Gum tempera and gold on paper. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.
Nur Jahan holding a portrait of Emperor Jahangir at the Cleveland Museum of Art: c. 1627, gum tempera and gold on paper. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.