Northern India Collection (page 2)

A lady at her toilette listens to music by the side of a palace water cascade, c. 1780

Lovers parting, page from a book of fables, c. 1590-95. Creator: Unknown
Lovers parting, page from a book of fables, c. 1590-95. The lovers have met in a remote wilderness location, away from the city shown in the distance

Nur Jahan, holding a portrait of Emperor Jahangir, c. 1627. Creator: Bishandas (Indian)
Nur Jahan, holding a portrait of Emperor Jahangir, c. 1627. The empress Nur Jahan, Jahangirs favorite wife, exercised influence in affairs of state

Jesus Raises Jairuss Daughter from the Dead, from a Mirror of Holiness (Mir at al-quds) of Father Jerome Xavier, 1602-1604

Jesus Heals the Noblemans Son in Capernaum, from a Mirror of Holiness (Mir at al-quds) of Father Jerome Xavier, 1602-1604

Jesus being portrayed by King Abgars painter, from a Mir at al-quds of Father Jerome Xavier (Spanish, 1549-1617), 1602-1604

Ladies Celebrating Diwali, c. 1760. Creator: Unknown
Ladies Celebrating Diwali, c. 1760. Lined along the eaves, the top of the marble lattice railing, and the rims of the boats on the river are candles

Krishna sporting with the gopis in the Jumna River, from a Bhagavata Purana, c. 1525-50. This page is from one of the earliest surviving illustrated Hindu manuscripts from India

Jesus in the Tun Mountains near Nazareth where he Chooses Twelve of his Followers and Calls them Apostles, from a Mirror of Holiness (Mirat al-quds) of Father Jerome Xavier, 1602-1604

Jesus being awakened during a tempest on the Sea of Galilee, from a Mir at al-quds of Father Jerome Xavier (Spanish, 1549-1617), 1602-1604

Augury of the Crow (Vasakasajja Nayika), c. 1800. Creator: Unknown
Augury of the Crow (Vasakasajja Nayika), c. 1800. The heroine in the doorway is waiting for her husband to return, but he is delayed, and ominous monsoon clouds gather in the distance

Enthroned Rama and Sita receive homage from their monkey and bear allies, c. 1765. This scene is set at the end of the Hindu epic Ramayana

Cremation of the Demoness Putana, from a Krishna-Lila, c. 1790. Creator: Unknown
Cremation of the Demoness Putana, from a Krishna-Lila, c. 1790. In the foreground the grotesque oversized corpse of Putana is being cut up with much difficulty by the men of Vraj

Descent of the Ganges, c. 1700-10. Creator: Unknown
Descent of the Ganges, c. 1700-10. At upper left, Shiva sits with his wife Parvati on Mount Kailash in the Himalayas. She offers him a cup of wine, but Shiva is focused on the sage below

Calligraphy: Preface to the Anvar-i Suhaili, c. 1590. Creator: Unknown
Calligraphy: Preface to the Anvar-i Suhaili, c. 1590. The lovers have met in a remote wilderness location, away from the city shown in the distance

Angels bring food to Jesus in the wilderness, from a Mir at al-quds of Father Jerome Xavier (Spanish, 1549-1617), 1602-1604

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