Epic poem posters & prints

Fol.43 'The Song of Roland' French School

The Death of Marmion Anonymous

Illustration to the epic poem The Knight in the Panthers Skin by Shota Rustaveli, 18th century E. Ts. Tseretliseuli

Ceiling illustrating the epic poem Jerusalem Delivered by Torquato Tasso Friedrich Overbeck

Illustration to the epic poem The Knight in the Panthers Skin by Shota Rustaveli, 17th century Anonymous

The Song of Roland School French

Illustration to the epic poem The Knight in the Panthers Skin by Shota Rustaveli, 18th century E. Ts. Tseretliseuli

Illustration to the epic poem The Knight in the Panthers Skin by Shota Rustaveli, 18th century E. Ts. Tseretliseuli

Calliope, Muse of Epic Poetry Giovanni Baglione

Epic Poetry, ca. 1741 Claude Augustin Duflos le Jeune

Rama Drawing the Great Bow Anonymous

The Legend of King Kai-Kaus Persian School

Calliope Johannes Colom

The Death of Shirin, illustration to 'Khosro and Shirin' by Elias Nezami, 1504 Persian School

The Redcrosse Knight Anonymous

The Arrival of Aeneas in Carthage, 1772-4 Jean Bernard Restout

Olinda and Sophronia on the Pyre Ferdinand Victor Eugene Delacroix

Calliope, Muse of Epic Poetry, 1798 Charles Meynier

Calliope, Muse of Epic Poetry, 1789 Charles Meynier

Persian 239 fol.165b Detail: The div Akvan lifts the sleeping Rustam Persian School

Preparing a meal Persian School

Fight between Piran and Bizn Persian School

Persian 239 fol.76a Detail: Fire ordeal of Siy?vush Persian School

The Death of Ravana, 1875 Fernand Cormon

Council of Heroes…from a Dispersed Mahabharata, ca. 1800 Unknown

Hanuman Struggling with Ravana. Calcutta, India, late 19th century Unknown

Ravana and Sita in the Beak of Jatay. Calcutta, India, late 19th century Unknown

The Departure of Dido and Aeneas for the Hunt, 1772-4 Jean Bernard Restout

Homer (8th Century B.C.). Greek epic poet Anonymous

Illustration to the poem The Song of the Merchant Kalashnikov by M. Lermontov Pyotr Ivanovich Korovin

Khusrau in front of the Palace of Shirin Islamic School

Pastoral Poetry, ca. 1742 Claude Augustin Duflos le Jeune

Battle between the forces of Persia and Turan Persian School

Ms D-212 fol.285a Alexander Visits a Hermit Persian School

Building of Rama's bridge K Venkatappa

Angelica and Medoro; the couple embracing, Medoro carving their names in the bark of a…, ca. 1570 Giorgio Ghisi