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Public domain art in taupe

Artworks whose dominant colour is taupe, measured from the image itself rather than from a curator's tag. Every work here is free to download and reuse.

Works in Public domain art in taupe

Album of Daoist and Buddhist Themes: Search the Mountain: Leaf 41

Album of Daoist and Buddhist Themes: Search the Mountain: Leaf 41

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The Parrot Addresses Khujasta at the Beginning of the Eighth Night, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot)

The Parrot Addresses Khujasta at the Beginning of the Eighth Night, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot)

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Painting from a Kalpa-sutra: Queen Trishala Reclining

Painting from a Kalpa-sutra: Queen Trishala Reclining

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Folio 18 from a Chandana Malayagiri Varta (Story of King Chandana and Queen Malayagiri) of Karamachand: Ravana battles the great vulture Jatayu and defeats him by throwing stones in his mouth (recto); Jatayu approaches Rama and Lakshmana who are wondering where Sita could be (verso)

Folio 18 from a Chandana Malayagiri Varta (Story of King Chandana and Queen Malayagiri) of Karamachand: Ravana battles the great vulture Jatayu and defeats him by throwing stones in his mouth (recto); Jatayu approaches Rama and Lakshmana who are wondering where Sita could be (verso)

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Madhu Madhavi Ragini

Madhu Madhavi Ragini

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The Flagellation (folio 182 recto), from a Mirror of Holiness (Mir’at al-quds) of Father Jerome Xavier

The Flagellation (folio 182 recto), from a Mirror of Holiness (Mir’at al-quds) of Father Jerome Xavier

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The First Adventure of the White Horse, Page from the Khan Khanan's Razm Nama (Book of Wars)

The First Adventure of the White Horse, Page from the Khan Khanan's Razm Nama (Book of Wars)

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Leaf from a Missal: The Crucifixion (recto) and Text (verso)

Leaf from a Missal: The Crucifixion (recto) and Text (verso)

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The daughter of the king of the jinns bows before the King of Kings who has just undergone the ordeal of passing through the boiling oil to emerge as a youth, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Seventh Night

The daughter of the king of the jinns bows before the King of Kings who has just undergone the ordeal of passing through the boiling oil to emerge as a youth, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Seventh Night

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Geese Returning Home

Geese Returning Home

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Sindhu Raga

Sindhu Raga

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The lion returns to his territory and sees the monkey conversing with the lynx, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Twenty-ninth Night

The lion returns to his territory and sees the monkey conversing with the lynx, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Twenty-ninth Night

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The monkey advises the suspicious lion to cast off fear and take possession of his territory, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Twenty-ninth Night

The monkey advises the suspicious lion to cast off fear and take possession of his territory, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Twenty-ninth Night

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Rama, Sita, and Lakshmana in the forest

Rama, Sita, and Lakshmana in the forest

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Leaf from a Book of Hours: Ape Hunting Wild Boars (recto)

Leaf from a Book of Hours: Ape Hunting Wild Boars (recto)

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Babur receives booty and Humayun’s salute after the victory over Sultan Ibrahim in 1526, from an Akbar-nama (Book of Akbar) of Abu’l Fazl (Indian, 1551–1602)

Babur receives booty and Humayun’s salute after the victory over Sultan Ibrahim in 1526, from an Akbar-nama (Book of Akbar) of Abu’l Fazl (Indian, 1551–1602)

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Leaf from a Book of Hours: The Annunciation

Leaf from a Book of Hours: The Annunciation

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The birth of Rama and his brothers, from Chapter 17 of the Bala Kanda (Book of Childhood) of the Adhyatma Ramayana (Rama's Journey of the Supreme Spirit) from the Brahmanda Purana (Ancient Scripture of the Cosmic Egg)

The birth of Rama and his brothers, from Chapter 17 of the Bala Kanda (Book of Childhood) of the Adhyatma Ramayana (Rama's Journey of the Supreme Spirit) from the Brahmanda Purana (Ancient Scripture of the Cosmic Egg)

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Maharao Kishor Singh II of Kota (r. 1819–28) Worshiping Krishna as Brij Rajji

Maharao Kishor Singh II of Kota (r. 1819–28) Worshiping Krishna as Brij Rajji

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Simeon Kneels in Front of Mary and Jesus after Recognizing Them (folio 40 recto), from a Mirror of Holiness (Mir’at al-quds) of Father Jerome Xavier

Simeon Kneels in Front of Mary and Jesus after Recognizing Them (folio 40 recto), from a Mirror of Holiness (Mir’at al-quds) of Father Jerome Xavier

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Krishna Playing with the Gopis in the Yamuna

Krishna Playing with the Gopis in the Yamuna

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Grapes

Grapes

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Album of Daoist and Buddhist Themes: Procession of Daoist Deities: Leaf 1

Album of Daoist and Buddhist Themes: Procession of Daoist Deities: Leaf 1

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Painting from a Kalpa-sutra: Indra Praises the Embryo of Mahavira in the Womb of the Brahman Woman Devananda

Painting from a Kalpa-sutra: Indra Praises the Embryo of Mahavira in the Womb of the Brahman Woman Devananda

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The suitors take the devotee’s daughter out of her tomb after breaking it open, when the physician discovers she is still alive, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Twentieth Night

The suitors take the devotee’s daughter out of her tomb after breaking it open, when the physician discovers she is still alive, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Twentieth Night

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The emir slays the snake after giving it shelter, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Forty-fifth Night

The emir slays the snake after giving it shelter, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Forty-fifth Night

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King Dasharatha confers with Kaikeyi, from the “Shangri” Ramayana

King Dasharatha confers with Kaikeyi, from the “Shangri” Ramayana

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Leaf from a Book of Hours: Adam and Eve and the Fall of Man (Prefatory Miniature to the Office of the Virgin) (recto) and Text with Illustrated Border (verso) (1 of 3 Excised Leaves)

Leaf from a Book of Hours: Adam and Eve and the Fall of Man (Prefatory Miniature to the Office of the Virgin) (recto) and Text with Illustrated Border (verso) (1 of 3 Excised Leaves)

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Jesus being awakened during a tempest on the Sea of Galilee (folio 77 recto), from a Mirror of Holiness (Mir’at al-quds) of Father Jerome Xavier

Jesus being awakened during a tempest on the Sea of Galilee (folio 77 recto), from a Mirror of Holiness (Mir’at al-quds) of Father Jerome Xavier

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Battle of Ravana and Jatayu, from Chapters 50 and 51 of the Aranya Kanda (Book of the Forest) of Valmiki's Ramayana (Rama’s Journey); folio from the "Burnt" Ramayana

Battle of Ravana and Jatayu, from Chapters 50 and 51 of the Aranya Kanda (Book of the Forest) of Valmiki's Ramayana (Rama’s Journey); folio from the "Burnt" Ramayana

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The Heroine Who Waits Anxiously for Her Absent Lover: Utka Nayika

The Heroine Who Waits Anxiously for Her Absent Lover: Utka Nayika

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Babur meeting with Sultan Ali Mirza at the Kohik River, from a Babur-nama (Memoirs of Babur)

Babur meeting with Sultan Ali Mirza at the Kohik River, from a Babur-nama (Memoirs of Babur)

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The Annunciation (folio 15 recto), from a Mirror of Holiness (Mir’at al-quds) of Father Jerome Xavier

The Annunciation (folio 15 recto), from a Mirror of Holiness (Mir’at al-quds) of Father Jerome Xavier

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Folio 94 from a Gandavyuha-sutra (Scripture of the Supreme Array): Sudhana and the rishi Bhishmottaranirgosha (recto); text (verso)

Folio 94 from a Gandavyuha-sutra (Scripture of the Supreme Array): Sudhana and the rishi Bhishmottaranirgosha (recto); text (verso)

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Miniature from a Latin Bible: Saint Luke

Miniature from a Latin Bible: Saint Luke

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Historiated Initial (O) Excised from an Antiphonary: The Donor, Gorus Fucci, Kneels before Christ

Historiated Initial (O) Excised from an Antiphonary: The Donor, Gorus Fucci, Kneels before Christ

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Leaf from a Psalter with Full Border with Medallions (Annunciation, SS. Jerome, Clare, Sebastian and Bernardino) and Historiated Initial (E): Virgin and Child

Leaf from a Psalter with Full Border with Medallions (Annunciation, SS. Jerome, Clare, Sebastian and Bernardino) and Historiated Initial (E): Virgin and Child

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The Raja of Ujjain, who is traveling in the guise of a yogi, meets two brothers who ask him to equitably partition their father’s possession, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Forty-sixth Night

The Raja of Ujjain, who is traveling in the guise of a yogi, meets two brothers who ask him to equitably partition their father’s possession, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Forty-sixth Night

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Rishabha enthroned, folio 1 (verso) from a Yoga-shastra of Hemachandra

Rishabha enthroned, folio 1 (verso) from a Yoga-shastra of Hemachandra

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Seated Amitābha

Seated Amitābha

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Bifolio from a Book of Hours: Initial V with Floral Border (recto); Text (verso)

Bifolio from a Book of Hours: Initial V with Floral Border (recto); Text (verso)

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Leaf from a Book of Hours: Annunciation to the Shepherds

Leaf from a Book of Hours: Annunciation to the Shepherds

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Leaf from a Book of Hours: The Nativity (recto) and Text (verso)

Leaf from a Book of Hours: The Nativity (recto) and Text (verso)

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Royal lovers watching rain clouds: The month of Bhadon, from a Barahmasa

Royal lovers watching rain clouds: The month of Bhadon, from a Barahmasa

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Leaf from a Book of Hours: Ape Hunting Wild Boars (recto) and Ape Fishing (verso)

Leaf from a Book of Hours: Ape Hunting Wild Boars (recto) and Ape Fishing (verso)

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Nikfal, the fortune of the prince in the form of a woman, offers to accompany him, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Eighteenth Night

Nikfal, the fortune of the prince in the form of a woman, offers to accompany him, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Eighteenth Night

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Album of Daoist and Buddhist Themes: Kings of Hells: Leaf 29

Album of Daoist and Buddhist Themes: Kings of Hells: Leaf 29

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Cremation of the demon Putana, from a Krishna-Lila

Cremation of the demon Putana, from a Krishna-Lila

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Sultan and Musicians

Sultan and Musicians

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Leaf from a Missal: Text (verso)

Leaf from a Missal: Text (verso)

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The goldsmith and the carpenter inform the king of a dream in which the golden images plan to desert the city for lack of worshippers, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Third Night

The goldsmith and the carpenter inform the king of a dream in which the golden images plan to desert the city for lack of worshippers, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Third Night

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The two cooks, who attempt to seduce the warrior’s loyal wife, are trapped by her in a cellar, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Fourth Night

The two cooks, who attempt to seduce the warrior’s loyal wife, are trapped by her in a cellar, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Fourth Night

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Tigers and  Leopard Frolicking

Tigers and Leopard Frolicking

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Peonies

Peonies

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Leaf from a Missal: The Crucifixion (recto)

Leaf from a Missal: The Crucifixion (recto)

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The cat attacks the mice which disturb the lion, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Fifteenth Night

The cat attacks the mice which disturb the lion, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Fifteenth Night

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Single Miniature Excised from a Missal: The Crucifixion

Single Miniature Excised from a Missal: The Crucifixion

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Folio 20 from a Gandavyuha-sutra (Scripture of the Supreme Array): Sudhana and a parrot (recto); Text (verso)

Folio 20 from a Gandavyuha-sutra (Scripture of the Supreme Array): Sudhana and a parrot (recto); Text (verso)

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The court of the Raja of Ujjain, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Forty-sixth Night

The court of the Raja of Ujjain, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Forty-sixth Night

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The parrot laughs on hearing the Raja of Ujjain’s wife admire her beauty in a mirror, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot: Forty-sixth Night

The parrot laughs on hearing the Raja of Ujjain’s wife admire her beauty in a mirror, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot: Forty-sixth Night

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