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Poem Collection (page 12)

Background imagePoem Collection: Lamp Stand, Iran, A. H. 1027-29 / A. D 1617-18. Creator: Unknown

Lamp Stand, Iran, A. H. 1027-29 / A. D 1617-18. Creator: Unknown
Lamp Stand, Iran, A.H. 1027-29/A.D 1617-18. Safavid lamp stand with verses in Persian nasta liq script from Sa`dis " The Moth and the Candle"

Background imagePoem Collection: Engraved Lamp Stand with Interlocking Circles, Iran, probably 16th century

Engraved Lamp Stand with Interlocking Circles, Iran, probably 16th century. Verses embody spiritual metaphors. I said to the candle: " What is this moth around your face

Background imagePoem Collection: Engraved Lamp Stand with Chevron Pattern, Iran, dated A. H. 986 / A. D. 1578-79

Engraved Lamp Stand with Chevron Pattern, Iran, dated A. H. 986 / A. D. 1578-79
Engraved Lamp Stand with Chevron Pattern, Iran, dated A.H. 986/ A.D. 1578-79. Lyrical verses from the Bustan (Orchard) of Sa di

Background imagePoem Collection: Bowl, Iran, 12th-13th century. Creator: Unknown

Bowl, Iran, 12th-13th century. Creator: Unknown
Bowl, Iran, 12th-13th century. Bahram Gur, riding a camel with one of his slaves, Azadeh playing a harp

Background imagePoem Collection: Cup with a Poem on Wine, Iran, second half 10th-11th century. Creator: Unknown

Cup with a Poem on Wine, Iran, second half 10th-11th century. Creator: Unknown
Cup with a Poem on Wine, Iran, second half 10th-11th century

Background imagePoem Collection: Calligraphy Painting, Iran, ca. 1860. Creator: Ismail Jalayir

Calligraphy Painting, Iran, ca. 1860. Creator: Ismail Jalayir
Calligraphy Painting, Iran, ca. 1860. Poem in nastaliq script celebrating Nasir al-Din Shah Qajar, the fourth ruler of the Qajar dynasty (reigned 1848-96)

Background imagePoem Collection: Inscribed Pen Box, Iran, 15th century. Creator: Unknown

Inscribed Pen Box, Iran, 15th century. Creator: Unknown
Inscribed Pen Box, Iran, 15th century. Inscriptions in thuluth and naskh scripts include poetic verses and good wishes to the owner

Background imagePoem Collection: Fan with Poetic Verses, Iran, dated A. H. 1301 / A. D. 1883-84. Creator: Unknown

Fan with Poetic Verses, Iran, dated A. H. 1301 / A. D. 1883-84. Creator: Unknown
Fan with Poetic Verses, Iran, dated A.H. 1301/A.D. 1883-84. Rhyming couplets by the renowned Persian mystical poet Hafiz

Background imagePoem Collection: Engraved Lamp Stand with a Cylindrical Body, Iran, second half 16th century

Engraved Lamp Stand with a Cylindrical Body, Iran, second half 16th century. Safavid lamp stand with inscriptions in Persian nasta liq script

Background imagePoem Collection: Pierced Jug with Harpies and Sphinxes, Iran, dated A. H. 612 / A. D. 1215-16

Pierced Jug with Harpies and Sphinxes, Iran, dated A. H. 612 / A. D. 1215-16
Pierced Jug with Harpies and Sphinxes, Iran, dated A.H. 612/ A.D. 1215-16. Verses around the rim were written by the poet Rukn al-Din Qummi

Background imagePoem Collection: Tile from a Frieze, Iran, second half 13th century. Creator: Unknown

Tile from a Frieze, Iran, second half 13th century. Creator: Unknown
Tile from a Frieze, Iran, second half 13th century. A scene from the Shahnama possibly depicting Bahram Gur returning to India with his bride

Background imagePoem Collection: Star-Shaped Tile, Iran, 13th-14th century. Creator: Unknown

Star-Shaped Tile, Iran, 13th-14th century. Creator: Unknown
Star-Shaped Tile, Iran, 13th-14th century. Waq-waq design of plant whose tendrils develop into heads of animals with text from the Shahnama in which Rustam, one of the tales great heroes

Background imagePoem Collection: La Berceuse, 1895-1896. Creator: Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

La Berceuse, 1895-1896. Creator: Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
La Berceuse, 1895-1896. Songsheet for Richepin and Dihau

Background imagePoem Collection: Family Portrait, 1756. Creator: Francois Hubert Drouais

Family Portrait, 1756. Creator: Francois Hubert Drouais
Family Portrait, 1756

Background imagePoem Collection: Erminia and the Shepherds, 1750 / 1755. Creators: Francesco Guardi, Antonio Guardi

Erminia and the Shepherds, 1750 / 1755. Creators: Francesco Guardi, Antonio Guardi
Erminia and the Shepherds, 1750/1755

Background imagePoem Collection: Margot la Critique, 1854. Creator: Felix Bracquemond

Margot la Critique, 1854. Creator: Felix Bracquemond
Margot la Critique, 1854. [Margot the Critic)

Background imagePoem Collection: Le Canard, 1856. Creator: Felix Bracquemond

Le Canard, 1856. Creator: Felix Bracquemond
Le Canard, 1856. [The Duck]

Background imagePoem Collection: Dagger, Turkish, grip and blade, 16th century; guard, hallmarked for 1774-89

Dagger, Turkish, grip and blade, 16th century; guard, hallmarked for 1774-89

Background imagePoem Collection: Gather the Rose of Love While Yet Tis Time, 1848. Creator: William Etty

Gather the Rose of Love While Yet Tis Time, 1848. Creator: William Etty
Gather the Rose of Love While Yet Tis Time, 1848. The title of the painting comes from the incomplete epic poem The Faerie Queen by Edmund Spenser

Background imagePoem Collection: Double cobweb valentine with Venetian scene, 1830-50. Creator: Anon

Double cobweb valentine with Venetian scene, 1830-50. Creator: Anon
Double cobweb valentine with Venetian scene, 1830-50

Background imagePoem Collection: Valentine, 1876. Creator: Anon

Valentine, 1876. Creator: Anon
Valentine, 1876

Background imagePoem Collection: Go Nymphs, who lay down their arms, Love is resting!, 1730-60

Go Nymphs, who lay down their arms, Love is resting!, 1730-60. [Ite, Nimphae, ponit arma, feriatus est amor]

Background imagePoem Collection: Finding of Don Juan by Haidee, c1870. Creator: Ford Madox Brown

Finding of Don Juan by Haidee, c1870. Creator: Ford Madox Brown
Finding of Don Juan by Haidee, c1870

Background imagePoem Collection: Britomart, 1877-78. Creator: George Frederick Watts

Britomart, 1877-78. Creator: George Frederick Watts
Britomart, 1877-78. The subject is taken from Edmund Spensers epic poem, Faerie Queen

Background imagePoem Collection: The Many Wintered Crow, 1880. Creator: James Smetham

The Many Wintered Crow, 1880. Creator: James Smetham
The Many Wintered Crow, 1880. Inscribed with a line from Lord Alfred Tennysons poem, Locksley Hall : As the many winter d crow that leads the clanging rookery home

Background imagePoem Collection: Beer Street, February 4, 1751. Creator: William Hogarth

Beer Street, February 4, 1751. Creator: William Hogarth
Beer Street, February 4, 1751

Background imagePoem Collection: Songs of Innocence and of Experience: The Fly, ca. 1825. Creator: William Blake

Songs of Innocence and of Experience: The Fly, ca. 1825. Creator: William Blake
Songs of Innocence and of Experience: The Fly, ca. 1825

Background imagePoem Collection: Songs of Innocence and of Experience: The Little Vagabond, ca. 1825

Songs of Innocence and of Experience: The Little Vagabond, ca. 1825

Background imagePoem Collection: Songs of Innocence and of Experience: The Little Girl Lost, ca. 1825

Songs of Innocence and of Experience: The Little Girl Lost, ca. 1825

Background imagePoem Collection: Songs of Innocence and of Experience: Nurses Song, ca. 1825. Creator: William Blake

Songs of Innocence and of Experience: Nurses Song, ca. 1825. Creator: William Blake
Songs of Innocence and of Experience: Nurses Song, ca. 1825

Background imagePoem Collection: Songs of Innocence and of Experience: Holy Thursday, ca. 1825. Creator: William Blake

Songs of Innocence and of Experience: Holy Thursday, ca. 1825. Creator: William Blake
Songs of Innocence and of Experience: Holy Thursday, ca. 1825

Background imagePoem Collection: Songs of Innocence and of Experience: The Clod & the Pebble, ca. 1825

Songs of Innocence and of Experience: The Clod & the Pebble, ca. 1825

Background imagePoem Collection: Songs of Experience: Title page, ca. 1825. Creator: William Blake

Songs of Experience: Title page, ca. 1825. Creator: William Blake
Songs of Experience: Title page, ca. 1825

Background imagePoem Collection: Ver - Spring (Three-quarter-length seasons), 1641. Creator: Wenceslaus Hollar

Ver - Spring (Three-quarter-length seasons), 1641. Creator: Wenceslaus Hollar
Ver - Spring (Three-quarter-length seasons), 1641

Background imagePoem Collection: Frontispiece for Il Cosmo, 1650. Creator: Stefano della Bella

Frontispiece for Il Cosmo, 1650. Creator: Stefano della Bella
Frontispiece for Il Cosmo, 1650

Background imagePoem Collection: Entellus and Dares fighting in front of classical ruins, 1520-25. Creator: Marco Dente

Entellus and Dares fighting in front of classical ruins, 1520-25. Creator: Marco Dente
Entellus and Dares fighting in front of classical ruins, 1520-25

Background imagePoem Collection: The Death of the Good Old Man, from The Grave, a Poem by Robert Blair, March 1, 1813

The Death of the Good Old Man, from The Grave, a Poem by Robert Blair, March 1, 1813

Background imagePoem Collection: The Meeting of a Family in Heaven, from The Grave, a Poem by Robert Blair, March 1, 1813

The Meeting of a Family in Heaven, from The Grave, a Poem by Robert Blair, March 1, 1813

Background imagePoem Collection: The Soul Exploring the Recesses of the Grave, from The Grave, a Poem by Robert Bl

The Soul Exploring the Recesses of the Grave, from The Grave, a Poem by Robert Blair, March 1, 1813

Background imagePoem Collection: Deaths Door, from The Grave, a Poem by Robert Blair, March 1, 1813

Deaths Door, from The Grave, a Poem by Robert Blair, March 1, 1813

Background imagePoem Collection: The Counsellor, King, Warrior, Mother & Child in the Tomb, from The Grave, a Poem

The Counsellor, King, Warrior, Mother & Child in the Tomb, from The Grave, a Poem by Robert Blair, March 1, 1813

Background imagePoem Collection: Pyramus and Thisbe, 1514. Creator: Lucas van Leyden

Pyramus and Thisbe, 1514. Creator: Lucas van Leyden
Pyramus and Thisbe, 1514

Background imagePoem Collection: From Spensers Fairy Queen (Liber Studiorum, part VII, plate 36), June 1811

From Spensers Fairy Queen (Liber Studiorum, part VII, plate 36), June 1811

Background imagePoem Collection: The Morning Before the Massacre of St. Bartholomew (for 'Once a Week

The Morning Before the Massacre of St. Bartholomew (for "Once a Week
The Morning Before the Massacre of St. Bartholomew (for " Once a Week, " August 16, 1862), 1862. Poem by George Walter Thornbury that evokes the persecution of Protestants in 17th century

Background imagePoem Collection: Bishop Hatto and the Rats, ca. 1866-67. Creator: Henry Marsh

Bishop Hatto and the Rats, ca. 1866-67. Creator: Henry Marsh
Bishop Hatto and the Rats, ca. 1866-67. After John La Farge

Background imagePoem Collection: Angelica and Medoro; the couple embracing, Medoro carving their names in the bark of a

Angelica and Medoro; the couple embracing, Medoro carving their names in the bark of a tree; Cupid holding a torch in the background, ca. 1570. After Teodoro Ghisi

Background imagePoem Collection: A monkey working a mortar and pestle, below Lorenzo Lippi (?) writing his humorous

A monkey working a mortar and pestle, below Lorenzo Lippi (?) writing his humorous poem Malmantile Racquistato, a muse standing at left, ca. 1710-64

Background imagePoem Collection: Geminiano Caldarostaro crying out and holding a tub, with a tasseled hat, ca. 1597-1601

Geminiano Caldarostaro crying out and holding a tub, with a tasseled hat, ca. 1597-1601



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