Ostracon with hieratic inscription, New Kingdom, Egypt, 1550 -1070 BC
From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Asasif, East of Pabasa, Radim, MMA excavations, 1918–19 New Kingdom, Ramesside–Late Period
Coptic Papyrus fragment, 7th century, Egypt
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“Butterflies” (“Kochō”), Chapter 24 from The Tale of Genji (Genji mono...
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Coptic Papyri Fragments, 7th century, Egypt
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Calligraphic Fragments, Egypt, 9th Century CE (AD)
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Folio from a Quran Manuscript - Public domain dedication image
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Folio from a Quran Manuscript - Public domain dedication image
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Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript - Public domain dedication image
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Boating by a Willow Bank, Song dynasty
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Hanging Scroll - Albumblad - Rijksmuseum public domain dedication imag...
Albumblad, rivierlandschap met bergen. In houten doos.
Byzantine Saint Matthew - Gold leaf illuminated manuscript
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"Physician Preparing an Elixir", Folio from a Materia Medica of Diosco...
Figural book painting started in the Islamic world as an art form in the late Abbasid Iraq of the 13th century. The translation of a Greek manuscript shows a Physian preparing an elixir. Attributed to Iraq or N... More
Manuscript Leaf with Foliated Initial P, from an Antiphonary
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Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript - Public domain dedication image
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Panel of Nasta'liq Calligraphy
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Leaves from a Coptic Manuscript
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Manuscript Leaf with Foliated Initial A, from an Antiphonary
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"The Combat of Rustam and Ashkabus", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Ki...
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"The Combat of Qaran and Afrasiyab", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Ki...
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Mynah Bird and Bamboo, scroll painting
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Manuscript Leaf with Saint John Gualbert in an Initial S, from an Anti...
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Madonna and Child with Four Saints
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The Pentecost, 15th century - Public domain scenic drawing
Master of the Egmont Albums (Netherlandish, 16th century) Public domain scan of 16th-century drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Christ Taking Leave of His Disciples
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Hans Holbein the Younger - Design for a Table Fountain
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"Bahram Gur's Skill with the Bow", Folio 17v from a Haft Paikar (Seven...
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Scholar looking at a waterfall, Ming dynasty
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Bamboo-Covered Stream in Spring Rain
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Albrecht Dürer - Album Sheet with a Bison
The bison’s head is slightly too large, its horns twist too far back, and its tail does not hang straight down. The artist probably did not study this animal from life. Yet bisons were not completely unknown in... More
Sheet of Studies of Sculptural Elements and Architectural Ornaments
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The Cloisters Playing Cards, Burgundy, France
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Knave of Nooses, from The Cloisters Playing Cards, Burgundy, France
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Chōmeiji Temple Pilgrimage Mandala (Chōmeiji sankei mandara zu byōbu)
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Sebastien Bourdon - Christ and the Centurion
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Recto: The Houses of the Barbarians (Vitruvius, Book 2, Chapter 1, nos...
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Etienne Duperac - Palazzo Nerone, 15th century, anonymous French 16th ...
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"Faridun Embraces Manuchihr", Folio 59v from the Shahnama (Book of Kin...
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Unidentified, Ionic capital, elevation (recto) blank (verso), anonymou...
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Bellerophon and Pegasus, ink drawing
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Flowers and Butterflies, scroll painting, Qing Dynasty
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Standing Angel Brandishing a Sword.
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St. Peter's, apse, window, elevation (recto) Unidentified, portal, ele...
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Autumnal Landscape with a Waterfall
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Initial D with King David, from a Cistercian Gradual, Flanders
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Kano Tsunenobu - Chinese Lady Playing a Flute
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Window, 15th century, ink drawing
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Jacques Bellange - Male Figure in Ballet Costume
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瀟湘八景図|Eight Views of the Xiao and Xiang Rivers
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"Laila and Majnun in School", Folio 129 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Niz...
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Ornamental sketches with a Griffin and Architectural Elements, anonymo...
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Dragon, 15th century, Iran - Public domain dedication image
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"The Besotted Iranian Camp Attacked by Night", Folio 241r from the Sha...
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Project for a Public Building on a Square
Anonymous, Italian, 16th century (Italian, active Central Italy, ca. 1550–1580)
Villa Giulia, Casino, elevation, Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Giulio Romano - Hermaphrodite as Caryatid
The hermaphrodite (a person both male and female) was designed for the decoration of the Hall of Constantine at the Vatican. The yoke on the shoulders refers to the motto of Pope Leo X, who commissioned the wor... More
Albrecht Dürer - Crucifixion. From: The engraved Passion.
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"Spotted Forktail", Folio from the Shah Jahan Album
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"Gushtasp Proves His Archery before Caesar," Folio 404r from the Shahn...
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"Rudaba's Maids Return to the Palace", Folio 71v from the Shahnama (Bo...
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Book of Hours, tempera, page of illuminated manuscript, Flanders
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Jupiter and Juno: Study for the 'Furti di Giove' Tapestries
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Twee hofdienaren in zwarte kleding
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"The Khaqan Captive Before Bahram Gur", Folio 578r from the Shahnama (...
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Giulio Romano - Design for a Candlestick
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Squatting Monster with Human Head and Wings
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"Birth of Rustam", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings)
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Giuseppe Salviati, Giuseppe Porta - The Abduction of Helen
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Giulio Campi - Project for a Tomb
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Battista Franco - Skull in Profile
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明 仿陳淳 雜花圖 冊|Garden Flowers
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Allegorische figuur, Zomer (?), ink drawing
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Polidoro da Caravaggio - Frieze of Trophies
After Polidoro da Caravaggio (Italian, Caravaggio ca. 1499–ca. 1543 Messina)
Fragment of architectural frame, Metropolitan Museum of Art
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"Birth of Zal", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings)
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Design for the Breastplate of a Suit of Armor
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Peasants and Hay Wagon on a Country Road
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Diverse paddestoelen, Anselmus Boetius de Boodt, Botanical Illustratio...
Blad met ca. tien verschillende soorten paddestoelen en zwammen. Genummerd rechtsboven: 351. Met de namen van de soorten er onder. Onderdeel van het vierde album met tekeningen van bloemen en paddestoelen. Elfd... More
Goudbes (Physalis peruviana), Anselmus Boetius de Boodt, Botanical Ill...
Goudbes, of Kaapse kruisbes. Genummerd rechtsboven: 312. Rechtsboven de naam in zes talen, onderaan een tweeregelig opschrift in het Latijn. Onderdeel van het vierde album met tekeningen van bloemen en paddesto... More
Winterakoniet (Eranthis hyemalis), Anselmus Boetius de Boodt, Botanica...
Winterakoniet. Met een rups en een wespachtig insect. Genummerd rechtsboven: 325. Bovenaan de naam in drie talen. Onderdeel van het vierde album met tekeningen van bloemen en paddestoelen. Elfde van twaalf albu... More
Ooievaarsbek (Geranium), Anselmus Boetius de Boodt, Botanical Illustra...
Ooievaarsbek met rozeblauwe bloemen. Genummerd rechtsboven: 15. Bovenaan de Latijnse naam. Onderdeel van het eerste album met tekeningen van bloemen en planten. Achtste van twaalf albums met tekeningen van dier... More
Linze (Lens culinaris), Anselmus Boetius de Boodt, Botanical Illustrat...
Wilde linze met gele bloemen. Rechtsboven genummerd: 175. Bovenaan de naam in drie talen. Onderdeel van het tweede album met tekeningen van bloemen en planten. Negende van twaalf albums met tekeningen van diere... More
Kluut (Recurvirostra avosetta), Anselmus Boetius de Boodt, Botanical I...
Kluut. Genummerd rechtsboven: 10. Bovenaan de naam in verschillende talen en een drieregelig opschrift in het Latijn. Onderdeel van het derde album met tekeningen van vogels. Vijfde van twaalf albums met tekeni... More
Kwak (Nycticorax nycticorax), ink drawing
Kwak. Genummerd rechtsboven: 31. Met de Latijnse en Duitse naam. Onderdeel van het derde album met tekeningen van vogels. Vijfde van twaalf albums met tekeningen van dieren, vogels en planten bekend rond 1600, ... More
Landscape with Castle on the Hill
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Saint John the Baptist in Prison Sends His Disciples to Question Jesus
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Page from a Scrapbook containing Drawings and Several Prints of Archit...
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Design for doorway, anonymous French
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Jahangir Watching an Elephant Fight, India
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Francesco Allegrini - Battle of the Titans
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Pier francesco Mola - Saint John the Baptist Preaching.
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Hercules and Antaeus (with a ledge Below)
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Raga Desakar, 17th century, India
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A Dragonfly, 17th century - Public domain illustration drawing
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Design for a Sedan Chair, anonymous French
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Design for a Reliquary - Public domain cabinet drawing
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Cartouche with a Mask - Public domain print
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Design for a Bed and a Canopy, anonymous French
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Architectural Capriccio, 17th century, Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Remigio Cantagallina - Landscape with a Farm House and a Bell Tower
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