EditorialJavanese and Dutchman stabbing each other with a spear and a dagger. 407, violent death by cleaving and striking weapons, Jan Luyken (mentioned on object), Amsterdam, 1682, paper, etching, h 164 mm ? w 131 mm.
EditorialRustam cleaving Barkhyas. Shahnama. Shiraz, Iran, 1560. Rustam cleaving the demon Barkhyas, son of Akwan. A miniature painting from a sixteenth century manuscript of the epic poem of Shahnama. Image taken from Shahnama. Originally published/produced ...
EditorialJavanese and Dutchman stabbing each other with a spear and a dagger. 407, violent death by cleaving and striking weapons, Jan Luyken (mentioned on object), Amsterdam, 1682, paper, etching, h 164 mm ? w 131 mm.
EditorialMixed lace scarf with spirals, Triangular scarf in natural-colored bobbin lace, Brussels duchesse. A closed pattern is connected by a braid ground. In the broad back section is a large spiral to the left, with twisted leaves and three large composite f...
EditorialPsalm 24; Thomas Becket. Luttrell Psalter. England [East Anglia]; circa 1325-1335. [Whole folio] Text; Psalm 24 beginning with initial 'D', a nimbed man resembling Christ stands pointing to his mouth. Marginal decoration, including a robin, a green par...
EditorialAlamshah cleaving asunder the chain of the wheel, from volume 11 of a Hamza-nama (Adventures of Hamza), c. 1560s - 1570s. India, Mughal, 16th century, made for Akbar (reigned 1556?1605). Opaque watercolor, gold, and ink on cotton and paper; page: 83.7 ...
EditorialPsalm 24; Thomas Becket. Luttrell Psalter. England [East Anglia]; circa 1325-1335. [Whole folio] Text; Psalm 24 beginning with initial 'D', a nimbed man resembling Christ stands pointing to his mouth. Marginal decoration, including a robin, a green par...
EditorialRustam cleaving Barkhyas. Shahnama. Shiraz, Iran, 1560. Rustam cleaving the demon Barkhyas, son of Akwan. A miniature painting from a sixteenth century manuscript of the epic poem of Shahnama. Image taken from Shahnama. Originally published/produced ...