Jesus on Mount Tabor, near Nazareth where he Chooses Twelve of his Followers and Calls them Apostles (folio 87 verso), from a Mirror of Holiness (Mir’at al-quds) of Father Jerome Xavier
A man with long hair and a pink robe sits cross-legged on a blue circle on a rocky outcropping surrounded by trees. He faces a group of eleven men dressed in colorful clothing and hats, who stand below him on grass. The man on the rock has his hands on his knees. The men below wear robes in shades of purple, pink, orange, red, blue, and green. Some have their hands raised. A large beige rectangle with black writing is above the scene. The background is a dark blue with gold dots and a beige border surrounds the image.
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