Jesus among the doctors in the Temple

c. 1760

Mir Kalan Khan

Mir Kalan Khan (Indian, c. 1730–1775)

Indian and Southeast Asian Art

Jesus among the doctors in the Temple, c. 1760. Mir Kalan Khan (Indian, c. 1730–1775). Opaque watercolor with gold on paper, floral borders in colors on gold ground; page: 35.5 x 25.3 cm (14 x 9 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift in honor of Madeline Neves Clapp; Gift of Mrs. Henry White Cannon by exchange; Bequest of Louise T. Cooper; Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund; From the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection 2013.346

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Maker/Artist: Mir Kalan Khan
Classification: Painting
Formatted Medium: opaque watercolor with gold on paper, floral borders in colors on gold ground
Medium: opaque, watercolor, gold, paper, floral, borders, colors, ground
Dimensions: Page: 35.5 x 25.3 cm (14 x 9 15/16 in.)
Inscribed: Inscription: Persian inscription on verso: an image of Blessed Miriam, work of Mir Kalan Khan
Departments: Indian and Southeast Asian Art
Accession Number: 2013.346
Credit Line: Gift in honor of Madeline Neves Clapp; Gift of Mrs. Henry White Cannon by exchange; Bequest of Louise T. Cooper; Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund; From the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection
Exhibitions: Imagining the Garden, "India's Fabled City, The Art of Courtly Lucknow," Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Musee Guimet, Paris (2010-2011)
Rights Statement: CC0