Angels bring food to Jesus in the wilderness, from a Mirror of Holiness (Mir’at al-quds) of Father Jerome Xavier
1602–04
Maker Unknown
Indian and Southeast Asian Art
Angels bring food to Jesus in the wilderness, from a Mirror of Holiness (Mir’at al-quds) of Father Jerome Xavier, 1602–04. Mughal India, Allahabad, made for Prince Salim (1569–1627). Opaque watercolor, ink, color and gold on paper; sheet: 26.2 x 15.7 cm (10 5/16 x 6 3/16 in.); image: 20.5 x 11.3 cm (8 1/16 x 4 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 2005.145.55.a The artist has put faces in the rocks, following a Persian convention.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Manuscript
- Formatted Medium
- Opaque watercolor, ink, color and gold on paper
- Dimensions
- Sheet: 26.2 x 15.7 cm (10 5/16 x 6 3/16 in.); Image: 20.5 x 11.3 cm (8 1/16 x 4 7/16 in.)
- Inscribed
- Inscription: Signature of the artist, Muhammad Sharif (Indian, active c. 1600), is written in the tiny pot by Jesus's foot.
- Departments
- Indian and Southeast Asian Art
- Accession Number
- 2005.145.55.a
- Credit Line
- John L. Severance Fund
- Exhibitions
- Art and Stories from Mughal India, Prince Salim's Life of Christ (Manuscript Rotation) - Gallery 115
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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