The Adoration of the Magi, from a Mirror of Holiness (Mir’at al-quds) of Father Jerome Xavier
1602–4
Maker Unknown
Indian and Southeast Asian Art
The Adoration of the Magi, from a Mirror of Holiness (Mir’at al-quds) of Father Jerome Xavier, 1602–4. Northern India, Uttar Pradesh, Allahabad, Mughal period. Opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper; sheet: 26.3 x 15.6 cm (10 3/8 x 6 1/8 in.); image: 22.7 x 12.2 cm (8 15/16 x 4 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 2005.145.36.b The books next to newborn Jesus indicate that his birth fulfills a prophecy.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Manuscript
- Formatted Medium
- Opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper
- Medium
- opaque, watercolor, ink, gold, paper
- Dimensions
- Sheet: 26.3 x 15.6 cm (10 3/8 x 6 1/8 in.); Image: 22.7 x 12.2 cm (8 15/16 x 4 13/16 in.)
- Departments
- Indian and Southeast Asian Art
- Accession Number
- 2005.145.36.b
- Credit Line
- John L. Severance Fund
- Exhibitions
- Art and Stories from Mughal India, Prince Salim's Life of Christ (Manuscript Rotation) - Gallery 115, <em>Main Asian Rotation (Gallery 245)</em>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (January 5-April 27, 2015).
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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