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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.
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