id:			163671
accession number:	2005.145.50.b
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/2005.145.50.b
updated:		2023-05-25 11:12:05.624000

John the Baptist recognizes Christ by the appearance of a dove, from a Mirror of Holiness (Mir’at al-quds) of Father Jerome Xavier, 1602–4. Mughal India, Allahabad, made for Prince Salim (1569–1627). Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; sheet: 26.3 x 15.7 cm (10 3/8 x 6 3/16 in.); image: 22.5 x 10.9 cm (8 7/8 x 4 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 2005.145.50.b

title:				John the Baptist recognizes Christ by the appearance of a dove, from a Mirror of Holiness (Mir’at al-quds) of Father Jerome Xavier
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creation date:			1602–4
creation date earliest:		1602
creation date latest:		1604
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creditline:			John L. Severance Fund
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culture:	Mughal India, Allahabad, made for Prince Salim (1569–1627)
technique:	Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper
department:	Indian and Southeast Asian Art
collection:	Indian Art
type:		Manuscript
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measurements: Sheet: 26.3 x 15.7 cm (10 3/8 x 6 3/16 in.); Image: 22.5 x 10.9 cm (8 7/8 x 4 5/16 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Art and Stories from Mughal India
	opening date:   2016-07-31T04:00:00
	<i>Art and Stories from Mughal India</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (July 31-October 23, 2016).

	title:		Prince Salim's Life of Christ (Manuscript Rotation) - Gallery 115
	opening date:   2019-12-02T05:00:00
	<i>Prince Salim's Life of Christ (Manuscript Rotation) - Gallery 115</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (December 2, 2019-July 1, 2020).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	An Indian family in Great Britain, whose grandfather brought the manuscript to England in the 1930s or 1940s through 2005
	date: Before 1930s-2005
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	(Oliver Forge and Brendan Lynch Ltd., London, UK, 2005, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
	date: 2005
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH, 2005-present
	date: 2005-
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fun fact:
Jesus holds a rosary with a cross even in scenes prior to his crucifixion.

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wall description:
This scene of John the Baptist’s recognition of Jesus is set in a lavishly decorated Mughal courtyard. The artist has closely followed Father Jerome’s text, which tells of the Holy Spirit taking the form of a dove that sits atop Jesus’s head, rather than the text of the Gospels, which describes the dove as hovering in the air. John wears the black robes of a Jesuit, garb that in the context of the Mughal court identifies him as a teacher. He points to an open book to acknowledge the fulfillment of the prophecy of the Messiah, and in recognition of the Word of God.
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