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Jesus being awakened during a tempest on the Sea of Galilee (folio 77 recto), from a Mirror of Holiness (Mir’at al-quds) of Father Jerome Xavier

Cleveland Museum of Art

The image depicts a painting of a boat on water. The boat is brown and has a large purple and yellow sail. There are 10 people in the boat. One person sits at the back of the boat, and another stands near the sail. The others are seated or lying down. The water is dark brown with ripples. The background shows a blue sky with white clouds, green trees, and a rocky shore. The painting has a gold border.

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