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This folio from Walters manuscript W.658 contains a map of the island of Andros (Andre, Andra) in the northern Aegean Sea.]]> 2012-05-16T00:00:00-04:00 http://art.thewalters.org/detail/79753/map-of-the-island-of-andros-in-the-northern-aegean-sea/ http://art.thewalters.org/detail/9599/wine-pot/

This is an entirely imaginary recreation, loosely based on the Zhou [Chou] Dynasty inlaid bronzes of the 5th-4th centuries BC. A bronze vessel of this form was in the imperial collection in 1751 and was considered genuinely ancient.]]> 2012-05-15T00:00:00-04:00 http://art.thewalters.org/detail/9599/wine-pot/ http://art.thewalters.org/detail/11007/mountain-and-river-scene/

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Longquan [Lung ch'üan] ware with peony scroll patterned border.]]> 2012-05-13T00:00:00-04:00 http://art.thewalters.org/detail/29403/dish/ http://art.thewalters.org/detail/81158/page-of-ottoman-calligraphy/

This folio from Walters manuscript W.672 is inscribed with passages from hadith literature (accounts of what the Prophet Muhammad did or said) and is written in Naskh and Thuluth scripts. Naskh, the smaller hand, is used for the text on the lower portion, while Thuluth (the larger hand) is used for the top lines.]]> 2012-05-12T00:00:00-04:00 http://art.thewalters.org/detail/81158/page-of-ottoman-calligraphy/ http://art.thewalters.org/detail/24290/the-confrontation-with-the-afghans/

This scene from Walters manuscript W.596 depicts the battle with Afghans from the area of Kabul and Lamghan at the Jikdalik (Jagdalak) pass.]]> 2012-05-11T00:00:00-04:00 http://art.thewalters.org/detail/24290/the-confrontation-with-the-afghans/ http://art.thewalters.org/detail/17858/kashira-with-quails-and-autumn-flowers/

Two quails are surrounded by chrysanthemum flowers and pampas grass. All three motifs are associated with autumn. This is part of a set with Walters 51.922.]]> 2012-05-10T00:00:00-04:00 http://art.thewalters.org/detail/17858/kashira-with-quails-and-autumn-flowers/ http://art.thewalters.org/detail/16797/the-waning-honeymoon/

Boughton was the son of a Norwich farmer who was taken to America while still an infant. He initially opened a studio in Albany, New York, listing himself as a landscape painter. He eventually settled in London where he produced historical genre scenes, many of which were set in New England. In this autumnal scene of the English Regency, a young couple is seated at the fork of diverging paths, an ominous sign for their future. ]]> 2012-05-09T00:00:00-04:00 http://art.thewalters.org/detail/16797/the-waning-honeymoon/ http://art.thewalters.org/detail/83477/rustam-rescues-bizhan-from-the-pit/

This folio from Walters manuscript W.600 depicts Rustam rescuing Bizhan from the pit.]]> 2012-05-08T00:00:00-04:00 http://art.thewalters.org/detail/83477/rustam-rescues-bizhan-from-the-pit/ http://art.thewalters.org/detail/33016/nephthys/

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This non-original binding from Walters manuscript W.596 dates to the late 13th century AH/AD 19th-early 14th century AH/AD 20th. The binding is limp dark green goatskin and is without a flap.]]> 2012-05-06T00:00:00-04:00 http://art.thewalters.org/detail/80126/binding-from-memoirs-of-babur/ http://art.thewalters.org/detail/83627/a-woman-offers-wine-to-khusraw/

On this folio from Walters manuscript W.612, a woman offers wine to Khusraw.]]> 2012-05-05T00:00:00-04:00 http://art.thewalters.org/detail/83627/a-woman-offers-wine-to-khusraw/ http://art.thewalters.org/detail/4235/ciborium-fragment/

This relief is a fragment of a ciborium, a free-standing stone canopy supported by columns, designed to cover the altar or baptismal font of a church. The relief shows two confronted peacocks, symbols of paradise and immortality in early Christian and Byzantine art, placed above an interlace border that once outlined the open arch of the ciborium. Relatively late in date, such architectural elements were carved after the Langobards had settled permanently in Italy. ]]> 2012-05-04T00:00:00-04:00 http://art.thewalters.org/detail/4235/ciborium-fragment/ http://art.thewalters.org/detail/31026/pharaohs-wife-accuses-joseph-genesis-397-20/

This image from Walters manuscript W.106 depicts a scene from the story of Joseph. Joseph's brothers betrayed him and sold him to a group of Ishmaelites, who then sold him in Egypt. Joseph rose fast, becoming Pharaoh's most trusted advisor. Joseph, handsome and successful, refused the advances of Pharaoh's wife.]]> 2012-05-03T00:00:00-04:00 http://art.thewalters.org/detail/31026/pharaohs-wife-accuses-joseph-genesis-397-20/