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Jesuit Priest
(Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic World , Islamic Manuscripts, India, Nepal, and Tibet)
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
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 2015-2016 | Pearls on a String: Artists, Patrons, and Poets at the Great Islamic Courts. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore; Asian Art Museum, San Francisco. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 7/8/1975 | Treatment | repaired |
| 9/1/2015 | Treatment | examined for exhibition; installed in climate package; media consolidation |
Geographies
India (Place of Origin)
Measurements
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)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
W.695
