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Jesus writes on the ground (folio 130 verso), from a Mirror of Holiness (Mir’at al-quds) of Father Jerome Xavier

Cleveland Museum of Art

Colorful painting of Jesus Christ sitting on the ground writing in a book. He wears pink pants and a purple shirt with a blue shawl. Several men surround him, some holding books. A building with trees in the background. A line of foreign writing is at the top. The image is framed in gold.

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498 × 900 px
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