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Teacher with his Pupil

Cleveland Museum of Art

Painting of a man and boy titled "Teacher with his Pupil". The scene depicts two men in a tent. The man on the left sits cross-legged on a floral patterned rug, wearing a white turban, green robe, and brown sash; he holds a piece of paper and a writing instrument. The boy on the right, wearing a red robe and white turban, stands to the right, looking at the man's paper. The seated man has a brown book beside him on the rug and there is a gold vase on a table beside the standing boy. The tent has a red roof with gold trim and blue curtains. The image has a gold and pink border.

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578 × 900 px
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