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Studies 1057–1080 of 1200
c. 1860–75 · France, 19th century
The Pond at the Entrance of the Woods
Jean Baptiste Camille Corot (French, 1796–1875) · oil on fabric
c. 1560 · Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
The prince and Nikfal are joined by Khalis and the Mukhlis who are the grateful snake and frog in human form, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Eighteenth Night
Artist not recorded · gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper
c. 1560 · Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
The prince, having deprived the snake of its natural food, a frog, feeds it with a piece of his own flesh, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Eighteenth Night
Artist not recorded · gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper
c. 1560 · Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
The prince meets a carefree dancing dervish whose good fortune he purchases for his ring, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Eighteenth Night
Artist not recorded · gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper
c. 1560 · Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
The prince rejects the amorous advances of the king’s handmaiden, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Eighth Night
Artist not recorded · gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper
c. 1560 · Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
The prince, with the help of Mukhlis who changes into a frog, recovers the ring lost in the sea, and returns it to the king, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Eighteenth Night
Artist not recorded · gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper
c. 1896–1908 · America
The Race Track (Death on a Pale Horse)
Albert Pinkham Ryder (American, 1847–1917) · oil on canvas
c. 1560 · Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
The Raja’s daughter, born with three breasts, accompanies her blind husband and his hunchback guide on a journey, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Forty-second Night
Artist not recorded · gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper
c. 1560 · Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
The rejuvenated old man and the daughter of the king of the jinns take leave of the King of Kings, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Seventh Night
Artist not recorded · gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper
c. 1627 · France
The Return of the Holy Family to Nazareth
Nicolas Poussin (French, 1594–1665) · oil on canvas
c. 1708 · Italy, 18th century
The Risen Christ Appearing to the Virgin
Francesco Solimena (Italian, 1657–1747) · oil on canvas
c. 1527 · Italy, Florence
The Sacrifice of Isaac
Andrea del Sarto (Italian, 1486–1530) · oil on wood
1750s · Italy, 18th century
The Sacrifice of Isaac, Tobias and the Angel, The Angels Appearing to Abraham, Abraham Welcoming the Three Angels (painting series)
Francesco Guardi (Italian, 1712–1793) · oil on canvas
1856 · Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)
The Sand-Carrying Festival (Sunamochi Matsuri)
Sakai Basai (Japanese, dates unknown) · hanging scroll; ink and color on silk
c. mid-1300s · China, Yuan dynasty (1271-1368)
The Second Coming of the Fifth Patriarch
Yintuoluo (Chinese, c. 1285-c. 1355) · section of a handscroll mounted as a hanging scroll, ink on paper
1865 · France, 19th century
The Seine at Bas-Meudon
Johan Barthold Jongkind (Dutch, 1819–1891) · oil on fabric
c. 1596 · Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
The siege of Arbela in the era of Hulagu Khan, from a Chingiz-nama (Book of Chingiz Khan) of the Jami al-tavarikh (Compendium of Chronicles) of Rashid al-Din (Persian, 1247–1318)
Basavana (Indian, active c. 1560–1600); Sur Das Gujarati (Indian, active 16th century) · Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper
c. 1850s · Denmark
The Slotskirken of Christiansborg, Copenhagen
Heinrich Hansen (Danish, 1821–1890) · oil on fabric
c. 1560 · Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
The snake enters into an argument with the frog, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Twenty-sixth Night
Artist not recorded · gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper
c. 1560 · Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
The soldier receives a garland of roses from his wife which will remain fresh as long as she is faithful, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Fourth Night
Artist not recorded · gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper
c. 1560 · Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
The son of the king of Babylon sees the Brahman transformed into a woman bathing and falls in love with her, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Thirty-fifth Night
Artist not recorded · gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper
c. 1560 · Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
The street cleaner, on his way to meet King Bhojaraja, sleeps under a tree where four thieves disguised as fellow travelers deprive him of a priceless pearl, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Twelfth Night
Artist not recorded · gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper
1890s · Sweden, 19th century
The Sunlight
Ture Nikolaus Cederström (Swedish, 1843–1924) · oil on fabric
1880 · France, 19th century
The Tired Gleaner
Jules Breton (French, 1827–1906) · oil on fabric