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Source Description
This illustration from Walters manuscript W.666 depicts the story of a Muslim boy who fell in love with a Christian girl. Unable to unite with her, he dies of grief. His friend delivers the bad news to her, and she converts to Islam in the hopes of being united with her Muslim lover in heaven.
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Document identity
localId
84834
label
A Christian Girl on Her Deathbed After Converting to Islam
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object
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1
Source metadata
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84834
contentType
object
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normalized
title
A Christian Girl on Her Deathbed After Converting to Islam
description
This illustration from Walters manuscript W.666 depicts the story of a Muslim boy who fell in love with a Christian girl. Unable to unite with her, he dies of grief. His friend delivers the bad news to her, and she converts to Islam in the hopes of being united with her Muslim lover in heaven.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1133 AH/AD 1721 (Ottoman)
citationUrl
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CC0
language
en
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illuminated manuscripts
folios (leaves)
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1
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1
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import
dimensions
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cm
width
21
height
15.5
dimensionsRaw
H: 8 1/4 x W: 6 1/8 in. (21 x 15.5 cm)
Source extras
cul
Islamic
dynasty
Ottoman Dynasty
med
ink and pigments on laid paper
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7510
19388
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MSS
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MIS
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none
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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