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Unknown Artists

6,941 works

Circular panel of the Madonna in blue holding the Christ Child against a gold background with two angels, in a gilt frame.

Madonna with the Christ Child Writing

Unknown artist, 1410

Painted portrait of a bearded man in a black doublet and white ruff collar against a brown background.

Portrait of a Man

Unknown artist, c. 1575

Half-length portrait of a bearded man in a dark coat with white cuffs against a dark background.

Portrait of a Gentleman

Unknown artist, c. 1545

Medieval painting of an armored knight striking a rival on a stone bridge, with mounted soldiers, a trumpeter, and a distant

Emperor Heraclius Slays the King of Persia

Unknown artist, c. 1470

Armored rider carrying a wooden cross before a city wall, with a trumpeter, soldiers, a white dog, and a flying angel.

Emperor Heraclius Denied Entry into Jerusalem

Unknown artist, c. 1470

Oil portrait of a bearded man in a red garment and gold chain against a dark olive background.

Portrait Presumed to be of Antonio Zantani

Unknown artist, c. 1555

Gold-ground panel of a haloed saint praying beside a crowned king, with an angel above a spiked wheel and a kneeling figure b

Saint Catherine Delivered from the Wheel

Unknown artist, c. 1395

Panel painting of the Virgin Mary holding the Christ Child, both with gold haloes, against a red and gold background.

Virgin and Child

Unknown artist, c. 1270

Painting of a bishop with a flaming heart and crozier beside a kneeling veiled nun in prayer, before a green landscape.

Saint Augustine and an Augustinian Canoness

Unknown artist, c. 1530

Two women in religious dress in a wooded landscape: one holds a golden crozier and book, the other kneels in prayer.

Saint Gertrude of Nivelles and an Augustinian Canoness

Unknown artist, c. 1530

Medieval painting of the Virgin Mary holding the Christ Child in a red mantle, with Saint Joseph seated beside a Gothic windo

Holy Family

Unknown artist, c. 1450

Black-and-white image of a seventeenth-century man with long hair and mustache, in a lace collar and cuffs, hands on a ledge.

Portrait of an Officer

Unknown artist, c. 1650

Pen and brush drawing of a dromedary in the foreground with a distant city, bridge, palm trees and travelers beyond.

Dromedary in an oriental landscape with a city

Unknown artist, c. 1600

Long gold scroll with Arabic calligraphy, geometric borders, and a small pink floral medallion on a grey background.

Scroll with Arabic text giving the story of the Shi'a Imams

Unknown artist, 18th century

Watercolor design for a ceiling with allegorical figures, clouds, a cherub, a swan and a rabbit, with Italian inscription bel

Design for a Ceiling Painting with a Nuptial Allegory

Unknown artist, c. 1750 - c. 1775

Brown wash drawing of mythological gods at a banquet in a forest, with musicians, cupids and a distant classical building.

Banquet of the Gods

Unknown artist, 1580 - 1613

Historiated initial E showing the Virgin and Child receiving three kings on a blue ground with gold and foliate border.

The Adoration of the Magi in a Historiated Initial "E" from a Choirbook

Unknown artist, 1375/1425

Brown wash drawing of terraced garden with cypress and pine trees, two women with vessels, and a distant plain.

View of the terraces of the Villa d’Este in Tivoli

Unknown artist, 1761 - 1817

Pencil sketch of a vine-covered pergola with wooden posts, a stone wall, and a distant landscape beyond.

A vineyard in Olevano

Unknown artist, 1843

Illuminated initial E with a seated bearded saint surrounded by female saints and other figures, in red, green and gold.

Saints Barbara, Catherine, Andrew, John the Baptist, Lawrence and Thomas à Beckett in a Historiated Initial "E" from…

Unknown artist, 1460/70

Oval painted initial showing two women at a red tomb under a starry sky, with a seated angel on the lid and pink scrollwork f

Two Marys Discover the Empty Tomb in a Historiated Initial “M”

Unknown artist, 1475/99

Miniature painting of a mounted king meeting a veiled woman in a rocky landscape, with a Persian verse panel above.

"A King Offers to Make Amends to a Bereaved Mother", Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Amir Khusrau Dihlavi

Unknown artist, 1597-98

Illuminated initial A with a grotesque winged face, blue and green scrolling foliage, and yellow flowers on a gold ground.

Decorated Initial "A" with Grotesque and Flora from a Choir Book

Unknown artist, 15th century

Illuminated initial D in blue, red and gold with scrolling foliage, quatrefoil flowers and spiral terminals on a gold ground.

Decorated Initial "D" with Leaves and Two Balls from a Choir Book

Unknown artist, 15th century

Miniature painting of a harpist and a seated man on rocks, surrounded by deer, gazelles, birds and a white horse in a hilly l

"Bahram Gur Sees a Herd of Deer Mesmerized by Dilaram' s Music", Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Amir Khusrau Dihlavi

Unknown artist, 1597-98

Decorated gold initial letter I with blue and orange foliage and small round ornaments on a cream paper sheet.

Decorated Initial "I" in Blue with Foliage and Four Balls, from a Choir Book

Unknown artist, 19th century imitation of 14th century style

Painted decorative initial A in pink and gold with blue and orange flowers and green leaf scrolls on a cream background.

Decorated Initial "A" in Pink with Six Leaves and Two Balls, from a Choir Book

Unknown artist, 19th century imitation of 14th century style

Persian miniature of a youth in a garden pavilion attended by winged fairies, musicians and a crescent moon above.

"The Story of the Princess of the Blue Pavillion: The Youth of Rum Is Entertained in a Garden by a Fairy and her Maid…

Unknown artist, 1597-98

Medieval-style painting of shepherds with staff and basket walking toward a castle and village on a hill.

Shepherds on Their Way to the Nativity from a Book of Hours

Unknown artist, c. 1495

Illuminated antiphonal page with an angel playing an instrument in a decorated R initial, floral border, and musical notation

Angel Playing an Instrument in a Decorated Initial "R" with Flora, Fauna and Grotesque, from an Antiphonal

Unknown artist, n.d.

Persian manuscript page with Nasta'liq calligraphy in columns, framed by a painted border of flowers and birds.

Page from a manuscript in Nasta'liq with an illuminated border

Unknown artist, Safavid dynasty (1501-1722), 16th century

Haloed monk in black habit seated in a gilded initial O, presenting books to monks on either side, with blue and green foliag

Saint Benedict Presenting his Rule to Benedictine and Cistercian Monks in a Historiated Initial "O" from a Choirbook

Unknown artist, 1394/95