The Royal Hunt

Saint Eustace

Albrecht Dürer · ca. 1501

Henry Frederick (1594–1612), Prince of Wales, with Sir John Harington (1592–1614), in the Hunting Field

Robert Peake the elder · 1603

Hunting near Hartenfels Castle

Lucas Cranach the Younger · 1540

The Young Emperor Akbar Arrests the Insolent Shah Abu’l-Maali, Page from a Manuscript of the Akbarnama

Basawan · Mughal dynasty (1526-1857), c. 1590-1595

Saint Eustace

Albrecht Dürer · c. 1501

Studies after Andrea Mantegna, Giulio Romano, and the Antique

Niccolo Pussino · 1635/40

Untitled

Nainsukh · ca. 1775–80

The tale of the three men trapped in a cave by a rolling boulder, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Thirty-second Night

Kamāl ud-Dīn Behzād · c. 1560

Falcon Hunt

Bernard van Orley · n.d.

Hunting with falcons in a landscape; verso: Calligraphy of Chaghatai Turkish poems in praise of wine, Sultan Muhammad Nur (Persian, c. 1472–1536) and Mirza Muhammad (probably Persian, active c. 1520s)

Abd al-Samad · c. 1558–60; borders added probably 1700s

Hunting with falcons in a landscape (recto)

Abd al-Samad · c. 1558–60; borders added probably 1700s

The siege of Arbela in the era of Hulagu Khan, from a Chingiz-nama (Book of Chingiz Khan) of the Jami al-tavarikh (Compendium of Chronicles) of Rashid al-Din (Persian, 1247–1318)

Basawan · c. 1596

The donkey, in a tiger’s skin, reveals his identity by braying aloud, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Thirty-first Night

Basawan · c. 1560

A Cossack

Louis-François, Baron Lejeune · 1805

Maharana Bhim Singh in Procession

Ghasi · c. 1820

Antelope and deer hunt

Govardhan · c. 1602–4

Mural Fragment Depicting a Maguey Bloodletting Ritual

Teotihuacan · 500–600 CE

Royal Horse Inspection

'Aliquli Jabbadar · Safavid dynasty (1501–1722), late 17th century

King Anushirwan and the Owls, from the Khamsa of Nizami

Islamic · Safavid dynasty (1501–1722), c.1535

Bahram Gur Arrives at the House of a Merchant, text page (recto); Bahram Gur Slays a Dragon (verso), from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi (940–1019 or 1025), known as the Great Mongol Shahnama

Unknown artist · 1330–35

Mural Fragment with Elite Male and Maguey Cactus Leaves

Unknown artist · 500–550

Two Elephants Fighting in a Courtyard Before Muhammad Shah

Nainsukh · c. 1730–40

The Lion Tamer

Sadiqi Beg · Safavid dynasty (1501–1722), early 17th century

The parrot mother cautions her young on the danger of playing with foxes, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Fifth Night

Daswanth · c. 1560

St. George and the Dragon (1)

Claude Ferdinand Gaillard · 1885

The Greedy Dog

Farrukh Chela · Mughal dynasty (1526-1857), late 16th century

Akbar Mounting his Horse; page from the Chester Beatty Akbar Nama (History of Akbar)

Sur Das Gujarati · 1605–07

A Mounted Prince Hunting Lion in a Rocky Landscape

Khem Karan · c. 1600

Ghatotkacha and three demons in his company chase Bhagadatta, from Bhishma-parva (volume six) of a Razm-nama (Book of Wars) adapted from the Sanskrit Mahabharata and translated into Persian by Mir Ghiyath al-Din Ali Qazvini, known as Naqib Khan (Persian, d. 1614)

Fazl · 1616–17

A charioteer riding through a rocky landscape with an entourage of footmen and musicians, page from a Razm-nama (Book of Wars) adapted from the Sanskrit Mahabharata and translated into Persian by Mir Ghiyath al-Din Ali Qazvini, known as Naqib Khan (Persian, d. 1614)

Yusuf Ali · 1616–17

Viper in a Rocky Garden from Manafi' al-Hayawan (On the Usefulness of Animals) of Ibn Bakhtishu'

Unknown artist · c. 1300

Bowl Fragments

Islamic · Seljuq dynasty (1037–1194), Late 12th/early 13th century

The Ascent of the Prophet to Heaven, Page from the Khamsa of Nizami

Islamic · Safavid dynasty (1501–1722), c. 1600

Rustam slaying jackal, from the Shahnama of Firdausi

Islamic · Ilkhanid dynasty (1256–1353), dated 1341

Two Goats from Manafi' al-Hayawan (On the Usefulness of Animals) of Ibn Bakhtishu'

Islamic · c.1300

A Procession Scene with Musicians, from a copy of the Padshanama

Mughal · c. 1650

Manuchehr Kills Tur, Manuscript from Shahnama

Unknown artist · Safavid dynasty (1501–1722), 16th century, dated 1580/1590

Farhad Carrying Shirin and Her Horse, from a copy of the Khamsa of Nizami

Islamic · Timurid dynasty (ca. 1370–1507), dated 1485 (890 A.H.)

Angel (Peri) Riding a Composite Camel

Unknown artist · c. 1700

Al-Mu'tazz Sends Gifts to Abdulla ibn Abdulla, from a copy of the Tarikh-i Alfi

Mughal · c. 1592-1594

Tile depicting Khusrau Happening upon Shirin Bathing

Unknown artist · Qajar dynasty (1789-1925), late 19th century

Album Page with Calligraphic Specimen and Animal Border

Mughal · , late 17th century (border); c. 16th century (calligraphy)

Kay Khosrow Crosses the Sea of Zareh on His Way to China, a scene from the Shahnama of Firdausi

Unknown artist · Safavid dynasty (1501–1722), about 1550

A Polo Game: Page from a Kulliyyat (Collected Works) of Sa'di

Islamic · Safavid dynasty (1501–1722), 16th century, c. 1585

Zal Climbing to Rudaba, page from a copy of the Shahnama of Firdausi

Islamic · Safavid dynasty (1501–1722), dated 1580/90

Sun Dance Scene

Lakota · c. 1885

Four Princes in Procession Visit a Sage, page from a copy of the Ramayana

Unknown artist · c. 1820-1840

Iskander Comforts the Dying Darius

Unknown artist · 1590

Painted Tipi Curtain: Victory Record of the Elkhorn Scraper Warrior Society

Cheyenne · c. 1870

Maharao Guman Singh Riding an Elephant in Procession

Unknown artist · dated 1770 (samvat 1827)