Jesus being portrayed by King Abgar’s painter (folio 143 recto), from a Mirror of Holiness (Mir’at al-quds) of Father Jerome Xavier
Painting of a seated Jesus wearing long dark blue robes. He has fair skin and long light brown hair. He holds a piece of paper in one hand and extends the other towards a man standing to his right. The man wears an orange and green hat with a feather on it, a white shirt, and orange and red pants. He holds a green hat in one hand. A man sits on the floor to Jesus' right, wearing a white and purple robe. He holds a green book. There are ten other men around Jesus, wearing colorful robes and hats. Most have fair skin, but one man on the right has dark brown skin. A man on the left holds up a mirror. There are two archways in the background; one has yellow and purple curtains draped over it. The other has red curtains. There is a chandelier hanging in the center of the room. The painting has a thin border around it with a gold line on the inside and outside.
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