History Painting genre — works
1,477–1,512 of 2,044 works · most celebrated first
Ghatotkacha and three demons in his company chase Bhagadatta, from Bhishma-parva (volume six) of a Razm-nama (Book of Wars) adapted from the Sanskrit Mahabharata and translated into Persian by Mir Ghiyath al-Din Ali Qazvini, known as Naqib Khan (Persian, d. 1614)
The Mutiny of the Heroine Rani Lakshmi Bai of Jhansi
Illustration of the Mahabharata
Two Elephants Fighting in a Courtyard Before Muhammad Shah
Bijan killing the wild boars of Irman, from a Shah-nama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi (Persian, about 934–1020) (verso)
Death of Cleopatra
俵屋宗達工房 大原御幸図屏風|Royal Visit to Ōhara, from The Tale of the Heike
Time, Truth and History
Lucretia
The Battle of Marengo
Bonaparte reçoit les prisonniers sur le champ de bataille, 1797
Combat du vaisseau francais le Romulus contre trois vaisseaux anglais à l'entrée de la rade de Toulon. 13 février 1814
The Attack at Dawn
Mrs John Croker, née Frances Kingsmill (c.1564–c.1627)
Commander Honing (1557–1586?), Aged 26
La oración del huerto (El Greco y su taller)
Luptă de cavalerie. Pandant: După luptă
保元平治合戦図屏風|The Rebellions of the Hōgen and Heiji Eras
Υδατογραφία του ελληνικού στρατού κατά τον Ελληνοτουρκικό πόλεμο του 1897
Luptă de cavalerie lângă o capelă. Pandant: Luptă de cavalerie lângă un oraș
南蛮屏風|Arrival of the Europeans
Arcașii lui Ștefan cel Mare
Bătălia de la Oudenaarde (în Reg. Inv.: Asediul unei cetăți)
Intrarea lui Traian în Sarmizegetusa
The First Adventure of the White Horse, Page from the Khan Khanan's Razm Nama (Book of Wars)
Page of disasters, from the Tarikh-i Alfi (History of a Thousand Years)![Page of disasters, from the Tarikh-i Alfi (History of the Thousand [Years]), by Unknown, 1595](https://artifactworldgallery.com/img/unknown--page-of-disasters-from-the-tarikh-i-alfi-history-of-the-thou--16c8b92206fa51ff-w320.webp)
Page of disasters, from the Tarikh-i Alfi (History of the Thousand [Years])
The Emperor's Attendance at the Horse Race: Episode from the Tale of Eiga (Eiga Monogatari)
Battle between Manuchihr and Tur, from a Shah-nama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi (Persian, c. 934–1020)
Akbar Mounting his Horse; page from the Chester Beatty Akbar Nama (History of Akbar)
Vabhruvahana Approaches Arjuna, page from the Khan Khanan's Razm-nama
Maharana Sangram Singh II of Mewar (r. 1710–34) and Stages a Boar Hunt with Tigers at Sadri
Rustam Takes Aim at Ashkabus, from a Shah-nama (Book of Kings)
Babur meeting with Sultan Ali Mirza at the Kohik River, from a Babur-nama (Memoirs of Babur)
Farhad Kills Himself After Hearing the False News of Shirin’s Death
The siege of Arbela in the era of Hulagu Khan, from a Chingiz-nama (Book of Chingiz Khan) of the Jami al-tavarikh (Compendium of Chronicles) of Rashid al-Din (Persian, 1247–1318)