On this folio from Walters manuscript W.649, the young woman, in female company, prepares herself for her wedding. She is shown in the center of the composition holding a mirror.For the latest information about this object, illuminated manuscripts; folios (leaves), visit art.thewalters.org.Dynasty: Safavid DynastyInscriptions: Reign: Style:
This single-leaf painting of a young man in a blue robe and red undergarment, Walters manuscript leaf W.680, was produced in Safavid Iran in the 11th century AH/AD 17th.For the latest information about this object, illuminated manuscripts; folios (leaves), visit art.thewalters.org.Dynasty: Safavid DynastyInscriptions: Reign: Style:
This single-leaf painting of a young man in a blue robe and red undergarment, Walters manuscript leaf W.680, was produced in Safavid Iran in the 11th century AH/AD 17th. The youth sits in a landscape smelling a flower. Images of elegantly dressed men and women were exceedingly popular in Safavid Iran. They circulated as loose leaves and were collected into albums (muraqqa'). The work is painted in opaque watercolor and gold.For the latest information about this object, illuminated manuscripts; folios (leaves), visit art.thewalters.org.Dynasty: Safavid DynastyInscriptions: Reign: Style:
This folio from Walters W.668 depicts a young Mughal courtier with a falcon.For the latest information about this object, illuminated manuscripts; folios (leaves), visit art.thewalters.org.Dynasty: Mughal Dynasty, Safavid Dynasty, Qajar DynastyInscriptions: Reign: Style:
Set in India, this story from Walters manuscript W.649 begins with a young Hindu man confessing his strong love for his childhood friend to his father. His father consents to the young man's request to marry and sends a message to the girl's parents.For the latest information about this object, illuminated manuscripts; folios (leaves), visit art.thewalters.org.Dynasty: Safavid DynastyInscriptions: Reign: Style:
This folio from Walters manuscript W.629 depicts a youth and a pir in a garden.For the latest information about this object, illuminated manuscripts; folios (leaves), visit art.thewalters.org.Dynasty: Safavid DynastyInscriptions: Reign: Style:
Minai-i Type B/Enamelled wareFor the latest information about this object, bowls (vessels), visit art.thewalters.org.Dynasty: Inscriptions: Reign: Style:
This Safavid drawing, Walters manuscript leaf W.682, depicts a kneeling young man with a falcon. It dates to the late 10th century AH/AD 16th or early 11th century AH/AD 17th and was likely produced in Qazvin or Isfahan. Gilt and blue pigment are used to highlight the figure's clothing. Polychrome floral decoration in a decorative arch fills the upper portion of the composition.For the latest information about this object, illuminated manuscripts; folios (leaves), visit art.thewalters.org.Dynasty: Safavid DynastyInscriptions: Reign: Style:
This manuscript leaf, W.688, contains an illustration of a group of youths before a king and his courtiers that was executed in Iran during the early 11th century AH/AD 17th. Stylistically it relates to manuscript production in Shiraz in the 10th century AH/AD 16th and early 11th century AH/AD 17th. The painting is framed by illuminated borders in tones of gold. The back of the leaf has additional illumination and no text.For the latest information about this object, illuminated manuscripts; folios (leaves), visit art.thewalters.org.Dynasty: Safavid DynastyInscriptions: Reign: Style:
This is the back of an illustration on Walters leaf W.688. The framing lines in green, orange, blue, and black suggest that this illuminated page was originally intended for illustration or text.For the latest information about this object, illuminated manuscripts; folios (leaves), visit art.thewalters.org.Dynasty: Safavid DynastyInscriptions: Reign: Style:
Walters manuscript W.646 is an illustrated copy of the famous story of Joseph and the Potipha's wife (Yusuf va Zulaykha) by Jami (d. 898 AH/AD 1492). Made in India in the late 12th century AH/AD 18th, this anonymous manuscript written in a clear Nasta'liq script contains 47 illustrations (fols. 7b, 12b, 14b, 21a, 27a, 29b, 35a, 38b, 43b, 48b, 50a, 52b, 55a, 59b, 61b, 63b, 65b, 68b, 71a, 74b, 79a, 82a, 83b, 87b, 89a, 93a, 95a, 97b, 103a, 110b, 116a, 117a, 120a, 122b, 127b, 133b, 140a, 143a, 146a, 148b, 151a, 157a, 159b, 165a, 167b, 170b, 174b).For the latest information about this object, illuminated manuscripts, visit art.thewalters.org.Dynasty: Mughal DynastyInscriptions: Reign: Style:
Walters manuscript W.808 is an illustrated and illuminated Safavid copy of Joseph (Yusuf) and Zulaykha by Nur al-Din Jami (died 898 AH/AD 1492), executed in Iran in the early 10th century AH/AD 16th. The codex opens with a double-page illuminated incipit (fols. 1b-2a) containing the first verses of the work, the title, and the author's name. There are 8 paintings illustrating the text. The binding is slightly later than the manuscript.For the latest information about this object, illuminated manuscripts, visit art.thewalters.org.Dynasty: Safavid DynastyInscriptions: Reign: Style: