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A Christian Girl on Her Deathbed After Converting to Islam
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
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.
Geographies
Turkey (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 8 1/4 x W: 6 1/8 in. (21 x 15.5 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.666.35B
