Winged Horse and Angel; Folio from a manuscript of Al-Qazwini's Ajaib Al-Makhluqat (Wonders of Creation)

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Winged Horse and Angel; Folio from a manuscript of Al-Qazwini's Ajaib Al-Makhluqat (Wonders of Creation)

India, Karnataka, Bijapur, circa 1570
Manuscripts
Opaque watercolor, gold, and ink on paper
Sheet: 11 x 8 1/2 in. (27.94 x 21.59 cm); Image: 9 11/16 x 7 5/16 in. (24.61 x 18.57 cm)
The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection, gift of Joan Palevsky (M.73.5.585b)
Not currently on public view

Bibliography

  • Pal, Pratapaditya, ed.  Islamic Art:  The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection.  Los Angeles:  Museum Associates, 1973.
  • Pal, Pratapaditya, Thomas W. Lentz, Sheila R. Canby, Edwin Binney, 3rd, Walter B. Denny, and Stephen Markel. "Arts from Islamic Cultures: Los Angeles County Museum of Art." Arts of Asia 17, no. 6 (November/December 1987): 73-130.

  • Pal, Pratapaditya, ed.  Islamic Art:  The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection.  Los Angeles:  Museum Associates, 1973.
  • Pal, Pratapaditya, Thomas W. Lentz, Sheila R. Canby, Edwin Binney, 3rd, Walter B. Denny, and Stephen Markel. "Arts from Islamic Cultures: Los Angeles County Museum of Art." Arts of Asia 17, no. 6 (November/December 1987): 73-130.

  • Pal, Pratapaditya. Indian Painting, vol.1. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1993.
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