Mary ascends the stairs to the temple, from a Mirror of Holiness (Mir’at al-quds) of Father Jerome Xavier
1602–04
Maker Unknown
Indian and Southeast Asian Art
Mary ascends the stairs to the temple, 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; page: 26.2 x 15.5 cm (10 5/16 x 6 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 2005.145.9.a Mary’s instructor awaits her, book in hand, at the top of a temple of learning.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Manuscript
- Formatted Medium
- Opaque watercolor, ink, color and gold on paper
- Dimensions
- Page: 26.2 x 15.5 cm (10 5/16 x 6 1/8 in.)
- Departments
- Indian and Southeast Asian Art
- Accession Number
- 2005.145.9.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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