Zahhak consults the physicians at court from a Shahnama (Book of kings) by Firdawsi

9 9/16 in.x 7 3/4 in.; ink, opaque watercolor, gold and silver on paper

Folio from a Shahnama (Book of kings) by Firdawsi, recto: Iskandar (Alexander) and the talking tree

1 ft. 4 1/16 in.x 11 27/32 in.; ink, opaque watercolor, gold and silver on paper

Venus Shooting an Arrow Through an Opening of the Tower, from Le Roman de la Rose

Manuscript, French, 15C; 1 ft. 2 29/64 in.x 10 15/64 in.; tempera, gold leaf, and ink on parchment bound between pasteboard

Portrait of Rembrandt with a Gorget

Rembrandt van Rijn, studio copy; 1 ft. 2 59/64 in.x 11 3/8 in.; oil on panel

Tronie" of an Old Ma

Rembrandt van Rijn, studio copy; 1 ft. 6 15/32 in.x 1 ft. 3 9/32 in.; oil on panel

Portrait of a Nobleman with a Hawk

Hans Holbein the younger; 9 11/16 in.x 7 13/32 in.; oil on panel

Study of Two Brazilian Tortoises

Gerbrand van den Eeckhout; 1 ft. 1/64 in.x 1 ft. 8 5/64 in.; tempera and gouache on panel

The Virgin and Child,center, left wing, Visitation, the Annunciation and the Adoration of the Magi, right wing, Nativity, and the Presentation in the Temple

8 13/16 in.x 6 3/8 in.x 53/64 in.; elephang ivory

The Basilewsky Situla, top row, Christ washing the Disciples' Feet, and The Betrayal of Christ; bottom row, Christ appearing to the Women and Christ appearing to the Apostles

4 17/32 in.x 1 ft. 3 55/64 in.x 6 19/64 in.; carved ivory

The Basilewsky Situla, top row, Crucifixion, and Judas the money to the High Priest. bottom row, Christ appearing to the Apostles, and the Incredulity of St Thomas

4 17/32 in.x 1 ft. 3 55/64 in.x 6 19/64 in.; carved ivory

Wine Cup of Shah Jahan

7 23/64 in.x 5 33/64 in.; white nephrite jade

The Death and Coronation of the Virgin: Coronation

W: 4 11/64 in.; carved elephant ivory, painted and gilded

The Death and Coronation of the Virgin: Death of the Virgin

W: 4 11/64 in.; carved elephant ivory, painted and gilded

Capture of the Rebel Bahadur Khan by the Army of Akbar, with Nazr Bahadur, in 1567, from an Akbarnama

Kesav the Elder (outline and portraits), Chetar Muni (paintings); 1 ft. 3 in.x 8 13/16 in.x 35/64 in.; opaque watercolor and gold on paper

The War Elephants Citranand and Udiya Collide in Battle during the capture of Bahadur Khan in 1567, from an Akbarnama

Kesav the Elder (outline and portraits), Chetar Muni (paintings); 1 ft. 19/32 in.x 7 31/64 in.; opaque watercolor and gold on paper