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Nasta'liq Calligraphy

Bichitr, 1640
Nasta'liq Calligraphy, Bichitr
Nasta'liq Calligraphy, zoomed in
46 cmNasta'liq Calligraphy scale comparison32 cm

Nasta'liq Calligraphy is a Mughal Watercolor and Gold Leaf Painting created by Bichitr in 1640. It lives at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. The image is in the Public Domain, and tagged Calligraphy and Pattern. SourceDownloadSee Nasta'liq Calligraphy in the Kaleidoscope

Jahangir Preferring a Sufi Shaikh to Kings, Bichitr

Jahangir Preferring a Sufi Shaikh to Kings

1615 – 1618
Shah-Jahan receives his three eldest sons and Asaf Khan during his accession ceremonies, Bichitr

Shah-Jahan receives his three eldest sons and Asaf Khan during his accession ceremonies

1630 – 1657
Shah Jahan with Asaf Khan, Bichitr

Shah Jahan with Asaf Khan

1640
Sultan Ibrahim Adil Shah II Khan Hunting with a Hawk, Farrukh Beg

Sultan Ibrahim Adil Shah II Khan Hunting with a Hawk

Farrukh Beg, 1590 – 1595
Shah Jahan with Asaf Khan, Bichitr

Shah Jahan with Asaf Khan

1640
Portrait of Raja Bikramajit, Bichitr

Portrait of Raja Bikramajit

1620
Unemployed, Ferdinand Hodler

Unemployed

Ferdinand Hodler, 1891
Tangerian Girl, José Tapiro y Baro

Tangerian Girl

José Tapiro y Baro, 1891
Guinevere and Iseult: Cartoon for Stained Glass, William Morris

Guinevere and Iseult: Cartoon for Stained Glass

William Morris, 1862
Sir Kenelm Digby, Anthony van Dyck

Sir Kenelm Digby

Anthony van Dyck, 1640
The Penitent Magdalene, Georges de La Tour

The Penitent Magdalene

Georges de La Tour, 1640
The Magdalene with the Smoking Flame, Georges de La Tour

The Magdalene with the Smoking Flame

Georges de La Tour, 1638 – 1640

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