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including Persians, Turks, Greeks, Syrians, Armenians, Georgians, Copts, Ethiopians, Indians
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Playing the Flute and a Young Couple Jacques de Gheyn II Grey Bear, from the Indian
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Playing the Flute and a Young Couple Jacques de Gheyn II Grey Bear, from the Indian
It was the use and function of the individual weapon or armor that determined why, how, and to what extent an object was decorated.
France Pierre Le Bourgeois Marin Le Bourgeois ca. 1620 Dagger with Scabbard Indian
The art, poetry, and music of the Deccani courts were marked by an affinity for Persia; many rulers of this area were of Persian descent or were Shi’i and thus felt stronger ties to the west than to the Sunni rulers in northern India.
The close working relationship of the Persian and Indian artists can be seen in the
In addition to the discovery and colonization of far off lands, these years were filled with pronounced advancements in cartography and navigational instruments, along with other advances in the study of anatomy and optics.
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The Met presents over 5,000 years of art from around the world for everyone to experience and enjoy.
drawing of a landscape by French artist Claude Lorrain, and nearly one hundred Indian
Signature: [on base]: AUG ST GAUDENS / ROMA FECIT 1872Inscription: [on front of pedestal base]: HIAWATHA / PONDERING MUSING IN THE FOREST / ON THE WELFARE OF HIS PEOPLE / ON THE SMOOTH BARK OF A BIRCH TREE / PAINTED MANY SHAPES AND FIGURES / LONGFELLOW
1844–1907) 1868 Minnehaha Edmonia Lewis (American, 1844–1907) 1868 The Indian
With the conquest of the Mamluk empire in 1517, the Ottomans ruled over the most powerful state in the Islamic world.
century, continued military success in an area extending from Central Europe to the Indian
[Aaron Furman Gallery, New York, until 1962]; Nelson A. Rockefeller, New York, 1962, on loan to The Museum of Primitive Art, New York, 1962–63; The Museum of Primitive Art, New York, 1963–78
Civilization of the American Indian Series.
