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Angels bring food to Jesus in the wilderness (folio 55 recto), from a Mirror of Holiness (Mir’at al-quds) of Father Jerome Xavier by Muhammad Sharif

Angels bring food to Jesus in the wilderness (folio 55 recto), from a Mirror of Holiness (Mir’at al-quds) of Father Jerome Xavier

Muhammad Sharif · 1602

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Artist
Muhammad Sharif
Date
1602
Medium
Gum tempera, ink, color, and gold on paper
Location
Cleveland Museum of Art
Dimensions
[object Object]
Collection
Indian and Southeast Asian Art
Culture
Mughal India, Allahabad, made for Prince Salim (1569–1627)
Credit line
John L. Severance Fund
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