Cultural Illustrations

Vibrant artistic representations featuring historical and folk themes, highlighting traditional costumes and lively scenes from different cultural contexts.

Genre scene by unknown artist, woodcut, watercolour, Early 18th century, Russia, St. Petersburg, Russian National Library, 110x150

Royal palace complex. Murals of scenes from the Khmer (Reamker) version of the classic Indian epic Ramayana. Phnom Penh; Cambodia.

Paul Gauguin, Change of Residence, 1895-1903, woodcut in black and bistre on Japan tissue paper.

The Three Roads. Culture: India (Hyderabad). Dimensions: 7 5/16 x 6 7/16 in. (18.6 x 16.4 cm). Date: ca. 1840. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Savitri and the death-god Yama. Draughtsman: anonymous. Dating: 1800 - 1900. Place: Kalighat. Measurements: h 452 mm × w 272 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

House to the wide hearth, allegory sense of smell (Odoratus)

Beautiful frescoes on walls of the Juna Mahal Fort, Dungarpur, Rajasthan state, India, Asia

A Stallion ca. 1601-6 Painting by Habiballah of Sava Studies such as this superb example of a richly caparisoned royal horse of Arabian stock, with a small head and an elegant swan's neck, abound in fifteenth-, sixteenth-, and seventeenth-century Iranian, Turkish, and Indian paintings and drawings. Many of these works of art either emphasize a prince's dashing horsemanship as an allegory of his royal power and ruling intellect or depict him dismounting in order to show proper humility before a holy man. In this painting, there is no denying the sheer delight of the artistand no doubt of his royal patronin dwelling on the beauty of the steed. Habib Allah demonstrates his virtuosity by adorning the saddlecloth with calligraphic, fantastically elongated, serrated leaves interspersed with blossoms, a popular drawing style in sixteenth-century Turkey and Iran known by the Persian word saz, or "fashioning.". A Stallion 453336

A wall painting in the Juna Mahal in Dungarpur, Rajasthan, India

Yinqiao (Yin Heel) channel, C17/18 Chinese book art

Rank Badge with Wild Goose 18th century China The wild goose on this badge corresponds to the fourth rank of civil officials. This square is a fine example of an exquisite tradition in rank badges that developed in the eighteenth century. The bird is shown in a delicately delineated landscape complete with trees, flowers, rocks, waves, and flowing water. Some painted detail is includedfor example, the dots on the light-green grass in the foreground.. Rank Badge with Wild Goose. China. 18th century. Silk and metallic thread embroidery on silk satin. Qing dynasty (1644-1911). Textiles-Embroidered

Foot Combat with Longswords, c.1512-1515, Freydal, The Book of Jousts and Tournament of Emperor Maximilian I: Combats on Foot (Volume III), pen and black ink with watercolor on laid paper, sheet: 33.5 × 26.4 cm (13 3/16 × 10 3/8 in.), German 16th Century (artist)

ESCUDILLA MINAYI-POLILOBULADA Y POLICROMADA-LOZA DE REY-S XIII. Location: FUNDACIO GUBELKIAN. LISBOA. PORTUGAL.

This image shows a lesson in a garden. The photo dates to 1910. The image was found on a colored box from the time of Timur. The original is in an art collection in Paris. Timur, later Timūr Gurkānī, was a Turco-Mongol conqueror who founded the Timurid Empire in and around modern-day Afghanistan, Iran, and Central Asia, becoming the first ruler of the Timurid dynasty. He ruled from 1370 to 1405.

16th century wall painting in Vedapureswarar Temple at Vedaranyam, Tamil Nadu, India Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

Antique gold on paper painting from Iran, CSMVS Museum, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, Asia India Copyright: xDuttagupta/DinodiaxPhotox -

Asia, Southeast Asia, Laos, Luang Prabang, mural

Chagall, Marc (1887-1985) Private Collection 1977-1978 92x73 Oil on canvas Modern Russia

The Battle of Pharsalus and the Death of Pompey. Workshop of Apollonio di Giovanni and Marco del Buono Giamberti; Italian, 1415/17-1465 & 1403-1489. Date: 1455-1460. Dimensions: 40.5 × 127.5 cm (16 × 50 1/4 in.). Tempera on panel. Origin: Italy. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

Mirror Case with Lid, 1800s. Iran, Qajar period (1779-1925). Varnished lacquer and opaque watercolor over papier-mché; overall: 24.4 x 16 cm (9 5/8 x 6 5/16 in.).

'Begtse'. China, 19th century. Dimensions: 92,5x69 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg.

Drawing of Sasanian rock relief: Ardashir I (r. A.D. 224-241) and the Zoroastrian divinity Ahura Mazda at Naqsh-i Rustam, southern Iran. Artist: Lutf 'Ali Khan (1797-1869). Culture: Qajar. Dimensions: 12.76 x 15.75 in. (32.41 x 40.01 cm). Date: A.D. 1860 (drawing).This drawing of a Sasanian rock relief at Naqsh-i Rustam, Iran, depicts the investiture of Ardashir I (r. 224-241), who receives the ring of office from Ahura Mazda, the supreme Zoroastrian god. Both king and god are on horseback; the god wears a caftan, the prestigious riding costume of the Sasanian period, and his fan-bearer stands behind him. The horses trample the bodies of the last Parthian king, Ardavan, and the Zoroastrian evil spirit Ahriman. The drawing is one of several in the Metropolitan's collection made by an Iranian artist Lutf 'Ali Khan (1797-1869) in 1860 (1998.6.1; 1998.6.2; 1998.6.4): they are comparable to renderings of Sasanian carved and rock monuments produced by early European travelers to Iran. Museu

A goddess () shooting arrows with a bow. Gouache painting on mica by an Indian artist.

Radha and Krishna, c. 1890. Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat. Watercolor, graphite, ink, and tin on paper; painting only: 40.4 x 27.9 cm (15 7/8 x 11 in.).

Fragment of a Ming Dynsaty Buddhist fresco, 14th century, Chinese

Border. Artist: Unknown

"Fishing Lady", 1700s. America, Massachusetts, Boston, 18th century, 1st half. Plain weave linen with embroidery; overall: 52.7 x 41.9 cm (20 3/4 x 16 1/2 in.).

India, Tamil Nadu, murals in Bodinayakanur palace, 18th century

Skazka o divnom - dive , v 4 kartinkakh.. Rovinski, D. A. (Dmitri Aleksandrovich), 1824-1895. Prints. 1881. Rare Book Division. Folk art , Russia (Federation), Russia , Social life and customs, Engraving, Russian

Apache Indian Drawings, USA, Chicago, Newberry Library

Shiva Carries the Corpse of Sati. Culture: India (West Bengal, Calcutta, Khalighat). Dimensions: 18 x 11 in. (45.7 x 27.9 cm). Date: ca. 1865-75.In this painting, the god Shiva carries on his shoulders the corpse of his wife, Sati, who has committed suicide by fire. Pilgrims and devotees would have purchased such paintings as this one from craftsmen who worked around Calcutta's Kalighat temple, dedicated to the goddess Kali. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Siyah Kalem or 'Black Pen' is the name given to the 15th century school of painting attributed to Mehmed Siyah Kalem. Nothing is known of his life, but his work indicates that he was of Central Asian Turkic origin, and thoroughly familiar with camp and military life. The paintings appear in the 'Conqueror's Albums', so named because two portraits of Sultan Mehmed II the Conqueror are present in one of them. The albums are made up of miniatures taken from manuscripts of the 14th, 15th, and early 16th centuries, and one series of paintings is inscribed 'work of Master Muhammad Siyah Kalem'. Something of the style and techniques of Chinese paintings is apparent in these, and an acquaintance with Buddhist art, particularly in the depictions of grotesque demonic figures.

Siyah Kalem or 'Black Pen' is the name given to the 15th century school of painting attributed to Mehmed Siyah Kalem. Nothing is known of his life, but his work indicates that he was of Central Asian Turkic origin, and thoroughly familiar with camp and military life. The paintings appear in the 'Conqueror's Albums', so named because two portraits of Sultan Mehmed II the Conqueror are present in one of them. The albums are made up of miniatures taken from manuscripts of the 14th, 15th, and early 16th centuries, and one series of paintings is inscribed 'work of Master Muhammad Siyah Kalem'. Something of the style and techniques of Chinese paintings is apparent in these, and an acquaintance with Buddhist art, particularly in the depictions of grotesque demonic figures.

Her Appeal to the Dauphin (Joan of Arc series: II). Dated: 1906. Dimensions: overall: 75.57 × 170.18 cm (29 3/4 × 67 in.) framed: 98.11 × 191.77 × 9.53 cm (38 5/8 × 75 1/2 × 3 3/4 in.). Medium: oil and gold leaf on canvas. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: LOUIS MAURICE BOUTET DE MONVEL.

Plaque of canton email. White 'tile' on which image of a yellow pot with multicolored flower decorations. The pot stands on three orange-brown legs in the form of oil fittings. Two handles and a onion-shaped button on the lid.

Detail of doorway in the City Palace; Jaipur, Rajasthan, India

A Paradise Garden with refreshing stream meandering through flowering trees and groves of cypress towards a pool with waterfowl. Persian miniature c1300. Courtesy of Museum of Turkish and Islamic Art.

Door, Neoclassical Room, 1778, Palazzo Duccale, Royal Palace, San Giorgio Castle, Mantua, Lombardy, Italy, Mantua, Lombardy, Italy, Europe

Parvati Placing a Wedding Garland on Shiva (recto), c. 1890. Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat. Watercolor, graphite, ink, and tin on paper; secondary support: 48.2 x 29.6 cm (19 x 11 5/8 in.); painting only: 45.6 x 28 cm (17 15/16 x 11 in.).

Portrait of Thakur Sangram Singh Ustad Ahmad (son of Ahmad Ali). Portrait of Thakur Sangram Singh, ca. 1740-1750. Opaque watercolor, gold, and silver on paper, sheet: 12 1/4 x 8 5/16 in. (31.1 x 21.1 cm). Asian Art ca. 1740-1750

Shahnameh. The Book of Kings. 16th c. The Death of Firoud and his Mother Dherireh (Jarira). She commits suicide over her son's body. Gouache on paper. F02v. Persian art. Safavid period. Miniature Painting. FRANCE. PICARDY. OISE. Chantilly. MusŽe CondŽ (CondŽ Museum).

INDIAS ASEANDOSE EN PISCINA-DEL ALBUM:COSTUMBRES DE PUEBLOS DE AFRICA Y ASIA. Location: BIBLIOTECA CASANATENSE. Rome. ITALIA.

Toddy gatherers in landscape with palm trees. 1780 - 1858. Drawings. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Art & Architecture Collection. Occupations , India

Bag, 19th century, 9 x 6 in. (22.86 x 15.24 cm), Silk, beads; needlework, France, 19th century

Kali. Date/Period: 185560. Watercolour,watercolour, silver paint, pencil. Height: 436 mm (17.16 in); Width: 277 mm (10.90 in). Author: Kalighat.

Plate 20 (Variant): Saint Veronica: From Portfolio "Spanish Colonial Designs of New Mexico". Dated: 1935/1942. Dimensions: overall: 35.6 x 28 cm (14 x 11 in.). Medium: screenprint on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: American 20th Century.

Cross of the Cross of Commander (Komandoria) and the City of Toruń captured in 1410, according to the illustration of Stanis Waw Durinka from Krakow from the rocker of Jan D Zegosz, "Bandera Prutenorum" from 1448; Lesser, Aleksander (1814-1884), Durink, Stanis Aw (ante 1430-ante 1492); 1830-1884 (1830-00-00-1884-00-00);Długosz, Jan (1415-1480). Bandera Prutenorum ... (Baron - 1853-1935) - collection, Toruń (Kuyavian -Pomeranian Voivodeship), Battle of Koronów (1410), banners, city banners, gift (provenance), commander, copies, military, militaria, lens, banners, fabrics, military

The Great War: Adrianople Gate and War Office, Constantinople. The Walls of Constantinople are a series of defensive stone walls that have surrounded and protected the city of Constantinople (Istanbul in Turkey) since its founding as the new capital of the Roman Empire by Constantine the Great

Hari-Hara, c. 1890. Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat. Watercolor, graphite, ink, and tin on paper; secondary support: 46.5 x 28.3 cm (18 5/16 x 11 1/8 in.); painting only: 45.2 x 27.8 cm (17 13/16 x 10 15/16 in.).

ANIMALS- 20th CENTURY - SPANISH AVANT-GARDE. Author: RAFAEL ZABALETA (1907-1960). Location: PRIVATE COLLECTION. MADRID. SPAIN.

Votive Panel. China, Ming dynasty (1368-1644), circa 1400-1425. Textiles; panels. Silk plain weave with silk- and metallic-thread embroidery

Chandragupta (). Gouache painting by an Indian artist.

MTI1-"CANTIGA DE SANTA MARIA" Nº142-F198R-HERON WOUNDED FALLING INTO THE RIVER HENARES-13th CENTURY. Author: ALFONSO X EL SABIO (1221-1284). Location: MONASTERIO-BIBLIOTECA-COLECCION. SAN LORENZO DEL ESCORIAL. MADRID. SPAIN.

Sapunov, Nikolai Nikolayevich (1880-1912) State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow Painting 92,2x140,5 Opera, Ballet, Theatre Jourdain's Room. Stage design for the theatre play ""A Bourgeois as a Nobleman"" by J.-B. Moliere

Foot Combat with Daggers, c.1512-1515, Freydal, The Book of Jousts and Tournament of Emperor Maximilian I: Combats on Foot (Volume III), pen and black ink with watercolor over black chalk on laid paper, sheet: 33.6 × 26.2 cm (13 1/4 × 10 5/16 in.), German 16th Century (artist)

Mural of reception for Ruler of Turkistan, 1621 AD, Chehel Sotun (Chehel Sotoun) (40 Columns) Palace, Isfahan, Iran, Middle East

Minoan Boxing Boys. Fresco Art in Akrotiri. Ancient and important archaeological on the Greek island of Santorini. Depicts two boys fighting in a Greek boxing match. Circa 3rd-2nd century BC.

Flier with satirical scene - pulled on a cart. unknown, graphic artist

UK: 'Arjuna and the River Nymph', Warwick Goble (1862-1943), 1912

Wall painting ; royal horse rider traditional wall decoration on entrance for the marriage in family ; semi urban village Dilwara ; Udaipur ; Rajasthan ; India

Plaque depicting a mandarins visit, anonymous, c. 1770 - c. 1775 Painting in email colors on a copper surface. Four Chinese in an interior. In the background, a part the size of a window of the copper plate is sawn away. A landscape painted on paper is installed behind this opening. The figures and architecture elements are indicated in shallow relief. Original list of black paint with squirrels and grape vines in gold. Canton Plaque: copper (metal). plaque:. Background: Paper. Background: Oil Paint (Paint). List: Wood (plant material). List: Lacquer (coating) Painting in email colors on a copper surface. Four Chinese in an interior. In the background, a part the size of a window of the copper plate is sawn away. A landscape painted on paper is installed behind this opening. The figures and architecture elements are indicated in shallow relief. Original list of black paint with squirrels and grape vines in gold. Canton Plaque: copper (metal). plaque:. Background: Paper. Background: Oil

Meyer Goldbaum, Corlaer Estate and Garden, c 1936 Corlaer Estate and Garden

Woven Tassel or Applique for aShirt. Artist: Unknown

Andrew Jackson. Date/Period: 1798/1852. Watercolor on paper. Author: Unknown American.

Daily life in a village. Date/Period: 1750. Painting. Height: 450 mm (17.71 in); Width: 410 mm (16.14 in). Author: UNKNOWN.

INDIA, Uttar Pradesh, Agra: Taj Mahal Area, Shilpgram Craft Village, Indian Mural Detail

ACUARELA-COMO LOS INDIOS TRABAJABAN PARA CRUZAR A LOS MISIONEROS EN ARGENTINA 1752. Author: FLORIAN PAUCKE (1719-1780). Location: MUSEO DE AMERICA-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN.

Erotic miniature painting, india, asia Copyright: xRupinderxKhullar/DinodiaxPhotox

Mughal emperor Akbar & Jodhabai ivory painting

Feast of the four town elders 1904, by Niko Pirosmani (1862-1918), Russian, Georgian primitivist painter, who posthumously rose to prominence.

The Rival Chieftains, Mardi-Gras

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