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Source Description
This Mughal painting from Walters manuscript leaf W.695 portrays a Jesuit priest standing in a landscape, holding a rosary in his right hand. It is attributable to the the mid-11th century AH/AD 17th. The top and bottom of the painting are bordered with marbled paper. Reddish-brown-tinted paper with illuminated floral motifs surrounds the image on four sides.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
2308
label
Jesuit Priest
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obj
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object
citationUrl
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1
Source metadata
id
2308
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Jesuit Priest
description
This Mughal painting from Walters manuscript leaf W.695 portrays a Jesuit priest standing in a landscape, holding a rosary in his right hand. It is attributable to the the mid-11th century AH/AD 17th. The top and bottom of the painting are bordered with marbled paper. Reddish-brown-tinted paper with illuminated floral motifs surrounds the image on four sides.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
mid-11th century AH/17th century AD (Mughal)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
illuminated manuscripts
folios (leaves)
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1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
31.8
height
21
dimensionsRaw
H: 12 1/2 x W: 8 1/4 in. (31.8 x 21 cm); Image H: 6 1/8 x W: 4 1/16 in. (15.5 x 10.3 cm)
Source extras
dynasty
Mughal Dynasty
RelatedObjects
83791
83790
med
opaque watercolor and ink on paper mounted on pasteboard
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2191
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MSS
ISL
MIS
INT
exhibition_ids
3334
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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