The place of Jesus’s birth (folio 25 recto), from a Mirror of Holiness (Mir’at al-quds) of Father Jerome Xavier
1602–4
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https://clevelandart.org/art/2005.145.25.b
Instead of a stable, the artist has interpreted the place of Jesus’s birth as an abandoned ruin. Mary is cleaning it with a peacock-feather whisk, while Joseph negotiates with a man dressed in full Mughal attire at the doorway. The camel is laden with belongings and an Indian-...
Manuscript
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Technique
Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper
Genre
Manuscript
Department
Indian and Southeast Asian Art
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