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Source Description
Muslim emperors and other connoisseurs in India collected images of the Virgin Mary and Jesus inspired by European models. Pictures of Mary and Jesus resonated with Muslims: Islam regards Jesus as a prophet, and an entire chapter of the Qur’an is dedicated to Mary, extolling her as an ideal woman. Indian artists began experimenting with European artistic techniques during the late 16th century, when Europeans, Jesuit missionaries in particular, brought religious prints and paintings to the Mughal court and taught royal artists European techniques, such as shading to create the illusion of three-dimensionality, demonstrated here in the flowing drapery of Mary’s blue cloak.
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Document identity
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36241
label
Single Leaf of the Virgin and Child
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obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
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1
Source metadata
id
36241
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Single Leaf of the Virgin and Child
description
Muslim emperors and other connoisseurs in India collected images of the Virgin Mary and Jesus inspired by European models. Pictures of Mary and Jesus resonated with Muslims: Islam regards Jesus as a prophet, and an entire chapter of the Qur’an is dedicated to Mary, extolling her as an ideal woman. Indian artists began experimenting with European artistic techniques during the late 16th century, when Europeans, Jesuit missionaries in particular, brought religious prints and paintings to the Mughal court and taught royal artists European techniques, such as shading to create the illusion of three-dimensionality, demonstrated here in the flowing drapery of Mary’s blue cloak.
provenance
John and Berthe Ford, Baltimore; given to Walters Art Museum, 2002.
date
1600-1625 (Mughal)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
illuminated manuscripts
folios (leaves)
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
30.5
height
20.2
dimensionsRaw
H: 12 x W: 7 15/16 in. (30.5 x 20.2 cm); Image H: 6 9/16 x W: 4 1/16 in. (16.7 x 10.3 cm); Framed: H: 20 1/8 × W: 15 3/16 × D: 1 1/4 in. (51.12 × 38.58 × 3.18 cm)
Source extras
cul
Mughal
dynasty
Mughal Dynasty
RelatedObjects
83783
83782
med
watercolor, opaque watercolor, and gold paint on paper
creator_ids
2191
collection_ids
INT
MSS
ISL
MIS
exhibition_ids
2664
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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