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A PRINCE VISITING A DERVISH AND A NASTA'LIQ QUATRAIN
Christie's School of Isfahan | 0
RUSTAM KILLS THE MAD ELEPHANT
Christie's School of Ghazvin | 0
THE BATTLE BETWEEN TUS AND FURUD
A RULER IN A LANDSCAPE
ALEXANDER MOURNS DARA
RECTO WITH A PORTRAIT OF JAI SINGH
Christie's Mughal | 0
KAMAL KHAN DEFEATS THE ARMY OF GAKHARS AND CAPTURES SULTAN ADAM AND HIS SON LASHKARI
TWO ALBUM LEAVES WITH ILLUSTRATIONS FROM A NAYIKA-BHEDA SERIES
The Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp Image 4
Metropolitan Museum School of Tabriz | 0
The Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp Image 8
The Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp Image 9
The Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp Image 13
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"Bahram Gur Pins the Coupling Onagers", Folio 568r from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp
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"Bahram Chubina Slays the Lion-Ape", Folio 715v from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp
The Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp Image 69
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"Rustam Brings the Div King to Kai Kavus for Execution", Folio 127v from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp
The Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp Image 80
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Baysonghor Shahnameh (Image 12B) شاهنامه بایسُنغُری
Islamoriente School of Herat | 0
Baysonghor Shahnameh (Image 1B) شاهنامه بایسُنغُری
Baysonghor Shahnameh (Image 2B) شاهنامه بایسُنغُری
Baysonghor Shahnameh (Image 5) شاهنامه بایسُنغُری
Baysonghor Shahnameh (Image 5 copy) شاهنامه بایسُنغُری
Baysonghor Shahnameh (Image 5B) شاهنامه بایسُنغُری
Baysonghor Shahnameh (Image 7) شاهنامه بایسُنغُری
Baysonghor Shahnameh (Image 8) شاهنامه بایسُنغُری
Baysonghor Shahnameh (Image 10) شاهنامه بایسُنغُری
Kelile va Demne Image 2
Islamoriente Unknown | 0
Kelile va Demne Image 4
Kelile va Demne Image 6
Kelile va Demne Image 7
Kelile va Demne Image 8
Prophet's Ascension
Zafar Name Teimuri 3
Islamoriente Teimuri | 0
Zafar Name Teimuri 4
Zafar Name Teimuri 6
Zafar Name Teimuri 7
Zafar Name Teimuri 8
Zafar Name Teimuri 9
Zafar Name Teimuri 10
Zafar Name Teimuri 12
Zafar Name Teimuri 13
Zafar Name Teimuri 14
Untitled
The Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp Image 87
The Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp
The Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp Image 88
""Khusrau Parviz's Charge against Bahram Chubina"", Folio 707v from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp
The Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp Image 91
"The Feast of Sada", Folio 22v from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp
Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi
Metropolitan Museum School of Isfahan | 0
The Lovers
A Stallion
Metropolitan Museum School of Herat | 0
"Battle between Alexander and Darius", Folio 279 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
The House of Bijapur
Metropolitan Museum School of Mughal | 0
"A King Offers to Make Amends to a Bereaved Mother", Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Amir Khusrau Dihlavi
Metropolitan Museum Mughal | 0
"Krishna Holds Up Mount Govardhan to Shelter the Villagers of Braj", Folio from a Harivamsa (The Legend of Hari (Krishna))
"Death of Farud", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi
"Tumanba Khan, His Wife, and His Nine Sons", Folio from a Chingiznama (Book of Genghis Khan)
"The Angel Gabriel meets 'Amr ibn Zaid (the Shepherd)", Folio from a Siyer-i Nebi (the Life of the Prophet)
Metropolitan Museum Ottoman | 0
"Rustam rescues Bizhan from the Pit", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings)
Metropolitan Museum Unknown | 0
Portrait of a Youth
Beasts
Islamoriente Tahmasbi | 0
Miniature from a copy of Jafar al-Sadiq's Falnama. Karkhi, Gatekeeper at the Tomb of Imam Reza, is Honored
David's Colleciton School of Tabriz | 0
Miniature from a copy of al-Sarai's Nahj al-Faradis (The Paths of Paradise) Iran,
David's Colleciton School of Herat | 0
Miniature from a copy of al-Sarai’s Nahj al-Faradis (The Paths of Paradise)
David's Colleciton Unknown | 0
Miniature from a copy of Firdawsi’s Shahnama. ‘Isfandiyar’s Fifth Ordeal; He Must Slay the Simurgh
Los Angeles County Museum of Art Unknown | 0
Portrait of a Falconer Holding a Hawk on Gloved Right Hand
Los Angeles County Museum of Art ottoman | 0
Woman with a Lute
Los Angeles County Museum of Art school of Isfahan | 0
Portrait of a Warrior in Armor
Iskandar Finds Khizr and Ilyas at the Fountain of Immortality, Page from a Manuscript of the Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami (Iskandarnama or "Book of Alexander")
Los Angeles County Museum of Art Shiraz | 0
Firdawsi Receiving Wages in a Bathhouse, Page from a Manuscript of the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdawsi
Los Angeles County Museum of Art School of Shiraz | 0
Rustam Approaching the Tents of King Kubad, Page from a Manuscript of the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdawsi
Manuscript of the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdawsi
Rustam Shoots Isfandiyar in the Eye, Page from a Manuscript of the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdawsi
Khusraw Celebrating after Killing the Dragon, Page from a Manuscript of the Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami
Los Angeles County Museum of Art safavid----isfahan? | 0
Khusraw Receiving his Captured Brother, page from a manuscript of the Khamsa
Los Angeles County Museum of Art Mughal | 0
Yusuf in the Well, Page from an Unidentified Manuscript
Members of Court of Sultan Selim II (r. 1566-1574)
Standing Figure
Los Angeles County Museum of Art isfahan | 0
Sultan Mehmet III (reigned 1595-1603) Enthroned, Attended by Two Janissaries
Shirin Sees a Portrait of Khusraw, Page from a Manuscript of the Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami
Los Angeles County Museum of Art herat | 0
The Night Attack of Bahram Chubina on the Army of Khusraw Parvis, Page from a Manuscript of the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdawsi
Los Angeles County Museum of Art shiraz | 0
Page from an album (side one: An Armenian Bishop, side two: calligraphy)
Seated Youth Leaning on a Bolster
Portrait of a Youth in Blue with a Fur Hat
Giv fights Lahhak and Farshidvard, Page from a Manuscript of the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdawsi
Prince Picnicking with Female Attendants
A King and a Sage Converse in a Rocky Landscape
Los Angeles County Museum of Art Tabriz | 0
Battle in a Rocky Landscape
Los Angeles County Museum of Art Ottoman | 0
Courtier and Attendants in a Landscape
AN ILLUSTRATED AND ILLUMINATED LEAF FROM A MANUSCRIPT OF FIRDAUSI’S SHAHNAMEH: RUSTAM KILLING ALKUS, PERSIA, SAFAVID, THIRD QUARTER 16TH CENTURY
Sotheby's Unknown | 0
"Muhammad Revives the Sick Boy", Folio from a Falnama (Book of Omens) of Ja'far al-Sadiq 1550s
https://www.metmuseum.org/ Unknown | 0
"Buzurgmihr Masters the Game of Chess", Folio from the First Small Shahnama (Book of Kings)
Woman Applying Henna late 16th century
> Used Sources
The Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp Image 5
Metropolitan Museum School of Tabriz | 22
"The Concourse of the Birds", Folio 11r from a Mantiq al-tair (Language of the Birds)
Metropolitan Museum School of Isfahan | 20
"Tahmuras Defeats the Divs", Folio 23v from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp
Metropolitan Museum School of Tabriz | 16
Baysonghor Shahnameh (Image 12) شاهنامه بایسُنغُری
Islamoriente School of Herat | 16
Baysonghor Shahnameh (Image 9) شاهنامه بایسُنغُری
THE IMPOVERISHED DERVISH OF FARYAB CROSSES THE RIVER ON HIS PRAYER MAT
Christie's School of Isfahan | 14
A FEAST IS PREPARED IN A LANDSCAPE
Christie's School of Bukhara | 13
BAHRAM KILLS TWO LIONS TO CLAIM THE CROWN
Christie's School of Isfahan | 13
The Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp Image 27
Metropolitan Museum School of Tabriz | 13
The Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp Image 38
Metropolitan Museum School of Tabriz | 12
Baysonghor Shahnameh (Image 2) شاهنامه بایسُنغُری
Islamoriente School of Herat | 12
The Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp Image 32
Metropolitan Museum School of Tabriz | 11
"Farhad Carves a Milk Channel for Shirin", Folio 74 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
Metropolitan Museum School of Herat | 11
BABUR IN BATTLE
Christie's Mughal | 10
SIGNED MAHMUD MUZAHHIB, BUKHARA, DATED AH 968/1560-61 AD
Christie's School of Bukhara | 10
The Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp Image 20
Metropolitan Museum School of Tabriz | 10
The Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp Image 47
Baysonghor Shahnameh (Image 3) شاهنامه بایسُنغُری
Islamoriente School of Herat | 10
ABU'L-QASIM FIRDAWSI
Christie's School of Isfahan | 9
The Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp Image 6
Metropolitan Museum School of Tabriz | 9
"Sudaba's Second Accusation Against Siyavush is Judged", Folio 164v from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp
"Siyavush Plays Polo before Afrasiyab", Folio 180v from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp
Baysonghor Shahnameh (Image 1) شاهنامه بایسُنغُری
Islamoriente School of Herat | 9
"Firdausi's Parable of the Ship of Shiism", Folio 18v from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp
Metropolitan Museum School of Tabriz | 8
Baysonghor Shahnameh (Image 4) شاهنامه بایسُنغُری
Islamoriente School of Herat | 8
Zafar Name Teimuri 5
Islamoriente Teimuri | 8
"Dancing Dervishes", Folio from a Divan of Hafiz
Metropolitan Museum School of Herat | 8
"How a Braggart was Drowned in a Well", Folio 33v from a Haft Paikar (Seven Portraits) of the Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
"Bahram Gur's Skill with the Bow", Folio 17v from a Haft Paikar (Seven Portraits) of the Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
The Army of Shah Ramin Attacking the Iron Fortress, Page from a Manuscript of Tuhfat al-Lata'if (The Best of Subtleties)
Los Angeles County Museum of Art ottoman | 8
Bizhan Brings Back the Head of Human, Page from a Manuscript of the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdawsi
Los Angeles County Museum of Art Gilan | 8
RUSTAM MEETING AFRASIYAB
Christie's School of Ghazvin | 7
THE AMIR 'UMAR DANCES IN DISGUISE BEFORE THE IDOL-WORSHIPPER TAHMAS
Christie's School of Shiraz | 7
The Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp Image 25
Metropolitan Museum School of Tabriz | 7
The Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp Image 28
The Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp Image 33
Baysonghor Shahnameh (Image 6) شاهنامه بایسُنغُری
Islamoriente School of Herat | 7
A BATTLE BETWEEN THE ARMY OF SHAH ISMA'IL AND THE AQ QOYUNLU
Christie's School of Isfahan | 6
KING JAMSHID WRITES ON A ROCK
BUZURJMIHR PRESENTS THE SHOE-MAKER'S OFFER OF MONEY TO ANUSHIRVAN
Christie's School of Ghazvin | 6
The Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp Image 22
Metropolitan Museum School of Tabriz | 6
The Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp Image 31
Los Angeles County Museum of Art Shiraz | 6
The Battle between Bahram Chubina and Sava Shah, Page from a Manuscript of the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdawsi
Los Angeles County Museum of Art shiraz | 5
TWO ILLUSTRATIONS FROM A SHAHNAMA MANUSCRIPT
Christie's School of Isfahan | 5
AZAR BARZIN KILLING A DRAGON
Christie's School of Ghazvin | 5
"Mihrab Vents His Anger Upon Sindukht", Folio 83v from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp
Metropolitan Museum School of Tabriz | 5
The Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp Image 36
"Isfandiyar's Third Course: He Slays a Dragon", Folio 434v from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp
Kelile va Demne Image 3
Islamoriente Unknown | 5
Zafar Name Teimuri 1
Islamoriente Teimuri | 5
Rostam and Sohrab Battle
Islamoriente Tahmasbi | 5
Los Angeles County Museum of Art Shiraz | 5
AN ELEPHANT BROUGHT TO THE PALACE GATE
Christie's Mughal | 4
The Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp Image 10
Metropolitan Museum School of Tabriz | 4
"Sam Seals His Pact with Sindukht", Folio 85v from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp
The Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp Image 15
The Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp Image 16
The Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp Image 19
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The Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp Image 43
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The Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp Image 52
The Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp Image 63
""The Eavesdropper"", Folio 47r from a Haft Paikar (Seven Portraits) of the Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
Metropolitan Museum School of Herat | 4
Islamoriente Tahmasbi | 4
Los Angeles County Museum of Art Shiraz | 4
Iskandar at the Kaaba, Page from a Manuscript of the Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami (Iskandarnama or "Book of Alexander")
Los Angeles County Museum of Art Unknown | 4
A Court Scene, Page from a Manuscript of the Habib al-Siyar (Friend of Biographies) of Khwandamir
Los Angeles County Museum of Art Qazvin | 4
Piruz Advises Nushzad not to Rebel against Anushirvan, Page from a Manuscript of the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdawsi
Los Angeles County Museum of Art shiraz | 4
A RECLINING YOUTH
Christie's School of Isfahan | 3
FIRDAWSI AND THE POETS OF GHAZNI
Christie's School of Ghazvin | 3
SHAYKH 'ABD AL-QADIR JALANI
Christie's Mughal | 3
The Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp Image 7
Metropolitan Museum School of Tabriz | 3
"Zal Expounds the Mysteries of the Magi", Folio 87v from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp
The Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp Image 17
The Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp Image 26
"The Combat of Rustam and Ashkabus", Folio 268v from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp
The Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp Image 41
"Shah Jahan Watching an Elephant Fight", Folio from a Padshahnama
Metropolitan Museum Mughal | 3
"Bahram Gur in the Sandal Palace on Thursday", Folio 230 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
Metropolitan Museum School of Ganja | 3
Islamoriente Tahmasbi | 3
Turkoman Prisoner
Los Angeles County Museum of Art Unknown | 2
A SEATED YOUTH
Christie's School of Isfahan | 2
A SAFAVID ALBUM PAGE
The Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp Image 34
Metropolitan Museum School of Tabriz | 2
The Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp Image 42
The Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp Image 51
Baysonghor Shahnameh (Image 11) شاهنامه بایسُنغُری
Islamoriente School of Herat | 2
Kelile va Demne Image 1
Islamoriente Unknown | 2
"Marriage of Khusrau and Shirin", Folio 104 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
Metropolitan Museum School of Herat | 2
"The Story of the Princess of the Blue Pavillion: The Youth of Rum Is Entertained in a Garden by a Fairy and her Maidens", Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Amir Khusrau Dihlavi
Metropolitan Museum Mughal | 2
Islamoriente Tahmasbi | 2
Los Angeles County Museum of Art Shiraz | 2
A FETE CHAMPETRE
Christie's School of Isfahan | 1
BAHRAM GUR SLAYS THE BLACK DRAGON
PORTRAIT OF NAZAR 'ALI BEG, SON OF ALQAS MIRZA
The Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp Image 29
Metropolitan Museum School of Tabriz | 1
The Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp Image 60
Kelile va Demne Image 5
Islamoriente Unknown | 1
""Buzurjmihr Masters the Hindu Game of Chess"", Folio 639v from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp
Khusrau and Shirin
Metropolitan Museum Ottoman | 1
Bahram in battle
Islamoriente Tahmasbi | 1
Los Angeles County Museum of Art Shiraz | 1