17th century public domain art
Artworks created between 1601 and 1700, drawn from every collection indexed here. Free to download, with colour palettes and print sizes measured from each file.
Works in 17th century public domain art
Krishna and Radha Avoid Embarrassment: Mottaita Bhava, from a Rasikapriya
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The Goddess Annihilates the Demon Raktabija, from a Devi-Mahatmya
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Two Women Pluck Flowers on a Terrace: Gunakali Ragini, from a Ragamala
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Three Musicians Perform Before a King: Shri Raga, from a Ragamala
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A Brahmin gives Krishna the Message or Invitation for the Competition to Rukmini’s Svayamvara, from a Bhagavata Purana
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The Elephant of Maharana Jai Singh of Mewar (r. 1680–98) Catches a Horse by the Tail
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A Royal Woman in a Pavilion: Desavarari Ragini of Dipak, from a Ragamala
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Woman Addressing a Peacock: Gujari Ragini of Megh, from a Ragamala
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Krishna Abhisarika Nayika, from a Rasikapriya manuscript
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Woman Feeding Deer: Todi Ragini, from a Ragamala
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Shiva and His Followers Return to Mount Kailash (verso), from a Romance of Chandrabhanu and Lavanyavati of Upendra Bhanja (1670–1740)
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Draupadi Rescued from Abduction, from a Mahabharata
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Portrait of a Man
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Wisteria Maiden (Fuji Musume)
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Demon Intoning the Name of the Buddha
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Festival Scenes
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Landscape
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Gaudi Ragini
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Dipak Raga, One of the Thirty-Six Melodies (Ragamala): Personifying Love
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Scenes from the Tale of Genji
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Jaswant Singh of Jodhpur (reigned 1635–1678)
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Radha Awaiting Reconciliation with Krishna, from a Gita Govinda of Jayadeva
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The Illustrated Tale of Oishi Hyōroku
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Portrait of Prince Murad Baksh (1624–1661)
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Worship of Shiva and Devi
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The Emperor Alamgir (reigned 1658–1707) on Horseback
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Scenes from the Tales of Ise
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Portrait of Raja Ram Singh of Amber (r. 1667-1688) with a Deccan Sword (recto); Calligraphy (verso)
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Gunakali Ragini
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Devi Attacking a Demon
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Falcon
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Krishna Steals the Clothes of the Milkmaids and Expounds on the Virtue of Trees, from a Braj Bhagavata Purana
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Two Putti
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The place of Jesus’s birth (folio 25 recto), from a Mirror of Holiness (Mir’at al-quds) of Father Jerome Xavier
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A House Burgled at Night
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The Entry into Jerusalem (folio 156 recto), from a Mirror of Holiness (Mir’at al-quds) of Father Jerome Xavier
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A raven brings food to Elijah (folio 72 recto), from a Mirror of Holiness (Mir’at al-quds) of Father Jerome Xavier,
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Jesus Heals the Nobleman’s Son in Capernaum (folio 70 recto), from a Mirror of Holiness (Mir’at al-quds) of Father Jerome Xavier
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Jesus Raises Jairus’s Daughter from the Dead (folio 82 verso), from a Mirror of Holiness (Mir’at al-quds) of Father Jerome Xavier
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Jesus on Mount Tabor, near Nazareth where he Chooses Twelve of his Followers and Calls them Apostles (folio 87 verso), from a Mirror of Holiness (Mir’at al-quds) of Father Jerome Xavier
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Eight Lines of Musical Poetry of the Jajner Nauras (Rag Bhairav) of Ibrahim Adil Shah of Bijapur (verso)
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Calligraphy framed by an ornamental border with poppies and pairs of birds, from the Late Shah Jahan Album (verso)
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The Marriage at Cana (folio 58 verso), from a Mirror of Holiness (Mir’at al-quds) of Father Jerome Xavier
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Moses praying to end the serpents’ attack on the Israelites (folio 63 verso), from a Mirror of Holiness (Mir’at al-quds) of Father Jerome Xavier
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Grapevine
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Kedara Ragini
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Illuminated opening page (folio 1 verso) and 131 folios with Persian text, from a Mirror of Holiness (Mir’at al-quds) of Father Jerome Xavier
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Bijan killing the wild boars of Irman, from a Shah-nama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi (Persian, about 934–1020) (verso)
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Calligraphy (verso)
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Jewel Portrait of a Young Girl
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An African Lyre Player (recto)
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Nanda Solves Vasudeva’s Dilemma, from a Bhagavata Purana
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Krishna Fluting
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Kedara Ragini
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Krishna's Insomnia, Page from a Rasikapriya
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Bodhisattva Padmapani
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From the Farhang-i Jahangiri (Persian-language Dictionary) compiled by Mir Jamal al-Din Husayn Inju of Shiraz (Persian, d. 1626)
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An Illuminated Folio from the Royal Manuscript of the Farhang-i Jahangiri (recto)
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Top Cover for a Buddhist Manuscript (recto)
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Text of Rustam and Suhrab, from the Shah-nama of Firdausi (Persian, c. 934–1020) (recto)
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