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Portrait of Murad Bakhsh (1624–61) at the Cleveland Museum of Art: c. 1635; borders c. 1700s, gum tempera and gold on paper. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.
Shah Jahan holding a spinel and a long Deccan sword, from the Late Shah Jahan Album at the Cleveland Museum of Art: c. 1650, Gum tempera and gold on paper. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.
Posthumous portrait of Emperor Jahangir under a canopy (recto); Calligraphy (verso) at the Cleveland Museum of Art: c. 1650, Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.
Posthumous portrait of Emperor Jahangir under a canopy (recto) at the Cleveland Museum of Art: c. 1650, Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.
Portrait of Raja Ram Singh of Amber (r. 1667-1688) with a Deccan Sword (recto); Calligraphy (verso) at the Cleveland Museum of Art: c. 1680–1685, Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and colle
Portrait of Raja Ram Singh of Amber (r. 1667-1688) with a Deccan Sword (recto) at the Cleveland Museum of Art: c. 1680–85, Gum tempera and gold on paper. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.
Eight Lines of Musical Poetry of the Jajner Nauras (Rag Bhairav) of Ibrahim Adil Shah of Bijapur (verso) at the Cleveland Museum of Art: late 1600s, Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and co
Shamsa (sunburst) with portrait of Aurangzeb (1618–1707), from the Emperor's Album (the Kevorkian Album) at the Cleveland Museum of Art: illumination 1640–55; original portrait c. 1640–50; altered after 1658, Gum tempera and gold on paper.
The dream of Zulaykha, from the Amber Album at the Cleveland Museum of Art: c. 1670, Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.
A House Burgled at Night at the Cleveland Museum of Art: c. 1700, Gum tempera and gold on paper. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.
Husain Ali Khan Entertaining His Brothers (The Sayyid Brothers) at the Cleveland Museum of Art: c. 1712–19, Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.
A prince conversing with a woman while taking refreshments on a terrace (recto); Calligraphy (verso) at the Cleveland Museum of Art: c. 1710–20, Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collec
A prince conversing with a woman while taking refreshments on a terrace (recto) at the Cleveland Museum of Art: c. 1710–20, Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.
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) at the Cleveland Museum of Art: c. 1710, Gum te
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 (recto) at the Cleveland Museum of Art: c. 1710, Gum tempera and gold on paper. Explore the work's co
A Princess and Demons before a Nobleman: A Leaf from a Poetical Romance Relating to Shah Alam I (recto); Stenciled Scenes of Lion and Gazelle (verso) at the Cleveland Museum of Art: c. 1710, Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper. Explore the
A Princess and Demons before a Nobleman: A Leaf from a Poetical Romance Relating to Shah Alam I (recto) at the Cleveland Museum of Art: c. 1710, Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collec
A princess reclining on a terrace with attendants at the Cleveland Museum of Art: c. 1730–1740, Gum tempera and gold on paper. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.
Shri Raga: An Illustration from a Ragamala Series at the Cleveland Museum of Art: c. 1740, Gum tempera and gold on paper. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.
A Courtier, Possibly Khan Alam, Holding a Spinel and a Deccan Sword at the Cleveland Museum of Art: c. 1605–1610, gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper, text on verso. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.
Page from the Mirror of Holiness (Mir’at al-quds) at the Cleveland Museum of Art: c. 1605–10, gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.
Todi Ragini, from a Ragamala Series at the Cleveland Museum of Art: c. 1755, Gum tempera and gold on paper. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.
A princess on a terrace with attendants at night (recto); Calligraphy (verso) at the Cleveland Museum of Art: c. 1760, Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.
A Princess on a Terrace with Attendants at Night (recto) at the Cleveland Museum of Art: c. 1760, Gum tempera and gold on paper. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.
A prince celebrating Holi with palace women on a terrace at night (recto); calligraphy of a quatrain (verso) at the Cleveland Museum of Art: c. 1760, Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and c
A prince celebrating Holi with palace women on a terrace at night (recto) at the Cleveland Museum of Art: c. 1760, Gum tempera and gold on paper. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.
A blindfolded suitor is brought before a princess; verso: scrolling floral vines at the Cleveland Museum of Art: 1755, Gum tempera and gold on paper. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.
A blindfolded suitor is brought before a princess (recto) at the Cleveland Museum of Art: 1755, Gum tempera and gold on paper. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.
Women bathing before an architectural panorama at the Cleveland Museum of Art: c. 1765, Gum tempera and gold on paper. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.
Lovers and beloveds: A composite of scenes from Persian, Urdu, and Sanskrit literature at the Cleveland Museum of Art: c. 1735, Gum tempera and gold on paper. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.
Posthumous portrait of the Mughal emperor Muhammad Shah (reigned 1719–1748) holding a falcon (recto); Calligraphy (verso) at the Cleveland Museum of Art: 1764, Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper. Explore the work's context, creator attribu
Posthumous portrait of the Mughal emperor Muhammad Shah (reigned 1719–1748) holding a falcon (recto) at the Cleveland Museum of Art: 1764, Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection h
Calligraphic exercises and verses of Hafiz (Persian, about 1325–1389) (verso) at the Cleveland Museum of Art: 1575–76, Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.
Court Lady Pouring Wine (recto); Calligraphy of Lyrical Quatrains (verso) at the Cleveland Museum of Art: c. 1760; borders mid-1700s, Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection histor
Court Lady Pouring Wine (recto) at the Cleveland Museum of Art: c. 1760, Gum tempera and gold on paper. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.
Calligraphy of Lyrical Quatrains (verso) at the Cleveland Museum of Art: mid-1700s, Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.
Court lady singing and playing the vina at the Cleveland Museum of Art: c. 1760, Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.
Court lady singing and playing the vina (recto) at the Cleveland Museum of Art: c. 1760, Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.
Calligraphy from a ghazal of Fakhr al-Din Iraqi (Persian, 1213–1289) and a verse from the Tuhfat al-ahrar (The Gift of the Free) of Abd al-Rahman Jami (verso) at the Cleveland Museum of Art: c. 1760, Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper. Exp
A night scene of Shiva puja (recto); Calligraphy (verso) at the Cleveland Museum of Art: c. 1760–70, Gum tempera and gold on paper. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.