The painting made by the vizier of the emperor of China for the queen of Rum, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Thirty-ninth Night

The queen of Rum watches the peahen prefer to burn rather than abandon her eggs while the peacock flees the nest, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Thirty-ninth Night

Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)

The three young men present themselves as suitors for the hand of Zuhra, the daughter of the merchant of Kabul, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Thirty-fourth Night

Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)

Ragamala painting

anonymous

Layla and Majnun in the wilderness with animals, from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Amir Khusrau Dihlavi

Sanwalah

Prince Riding in Chariot Drawn by Goats

Mughal

A Female Musician Charms an Antelope

Unknown Artist

Kanhara Ragini: Song of Inspiration to Krishna for Killing the Elephant Demon, from the Ragamala Series

India, Rajasthan, Bundi-Kota school, 18th century

Lovers on a Terrace: Ramakali Ragini of Hindol, from a Bundi Ragamala

Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Bundi

Twee jonge prinsen ontvangen de zegen

Adrianus Canter Visscher

Dame met twee herten

anonymous

European Costume Scene

India, Mughal Dynasty (1526-1756)

Siyavush ontmoet voor het eerst zijn vader

anonymous