Museum Exhibition
Art of the Islamic World: May 2026
Cleveland Museum of Art
May 29, 2026 – May 22, 2027
Exhibition artworks
Representative work
Yusuf and Zulaykha (recto), from an Anthology of Persian Verses, including the Haft Awrang (Seven Thrones) of Jami: The Fifth Throne
c. 1556–65
Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper
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Brocaded velvet cushion cover with carnations
late 1500s
velvet, brocaded: silk, gilt-and-silver-metal thread
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Brocaded velvet cushion cover with crescents
1525–75
velvet, brocaded: silk, gilt- and silver-metal thread, and cotton
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