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To
mark the opening of the new Islamic wing at the Louvre in Paris, we
present a selection of stunning miniatures photographed by the Michauds.
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1PS-5-P1-1593-24
Gushtasp has Esfandiyar put in chains from an illustrated manuscript, 1593
R. & S. Michaud / akg-images
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1PS-5-P1-1428-6
Two horsemen duelling from an illustrated manuscript of the Shahnameh, 1428
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& S. Michaud / akg-images
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2-A62-M1-1750-1
Different phases of a lunar eclipse from a book of astronomy by the scholar al-Biruni, circa 1750
R. & S. Michaud / akg-images
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2-A50-T1-1450-2
Sign of the Zodiac: Cancer by Qanbar Ail Naqqas Sirasi, 15th Century
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& S. Michaud / akg-images
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2-V40-T1-1582-7-2
Banquet
on the occasion of the circumcision of the son of Murad III from an
Imperial Festival book, 1582, by Osman the Miniaturist
R. & S. Michaud / akg-images
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2-Z10-P1-1450-3
Anatomical illustration of a stallion, from an Egyptian manuscript, 15th Century
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& S. Michaud / akg-images
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1AS-3-E13-3
Dancers before Timur from a biography of Timur by Sharafu-din Ali, 1529
R. & S. Michaud / akg-images
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1PS-5-E980-2
Ferdowsi meets the poets at the court of Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni from a Persian miniature, 1441
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& S. Michaud / akg-images
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1PS-5-P1-1494-1-12
Soldiers on horseback from the so-called Big Head Shahnameh, 1494
R. & S. Michaud / akg-images
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1TK-66-A1-1
Portrait of Sultan Orhan from an Ottoman miniature, 1583
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& S. Michaud / akg-images
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2-A60-A2-1581-2
Astronomers with armillary sphere, Turkish miniature, 1581
R. & S. Michaud / akg-images
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2-M21-A1-1468-1
Turkish miniatyre of a dental examination, 15th Century
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& S. Michaud / akg-images
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2-M96-P3-1350-1
Musician with panpipe, 14th-century Arabic miniature from a music manuscript
R. & S. Michaud / akg-images
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2-R14-I1-1575-1
Turkish prisoner wearing a 'neck violin' yoke, 1575
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& S. Michaud / akg-images
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2-V40-M3-1490-1
Turkish-Mongolian archer, late 15th Century
R. & S. Michaud / akg-images
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2-V40-M3-1650-1
Duel between two Mongolain horsemen, 17th-century Persian minature
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& S. Michaud / akg-images
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2-V40-T1-1582-8-1
Detail of tailors from the procession of the guilds on the occasion of the circumcision of the son of Murad III, 1582
R. & S. Michaud / akg-images
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3PS-U1-T59-3
The lion as the king of the animal kingdom from Kalila wa-Dimna, 1407
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& S. Michaud / akg-images
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3TK-U1-T18-1
Leopard and a bird from Humayun Nameh, 18th Century
R. & S. Michaud / akg-images
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3TK-U1-T17-1-3
Man peering out of a window from Kalila wa-Dimna, 15th Century
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& S. Michaud / akg-images
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Didn't
find the image you wanted
in this selection?
There are plenty more images on Islamic history in the akg-images archive, including a selection of artefacts from the Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris, on show in the Islamic wing of the Louvre in Paris.
Search
the database yourself or email
through a request list, we're happy to help!
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3PS-U1-T60-8
A monkey and a tortoise from Kalila wa-Dimna, 1429
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& S. Michaud / akg-images
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