The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of April 24, 2024
Mary and Joseph Travel to Bethlehem, folio 24 (verso), from a Mirror of Holiness (Mir’at al-quds) of Father Jerome Xavier
1602–4
Location: not on view
Description
Since the author of this book on the life of Christ did not specify the kind of animal that carried the heavily pregnant Mary to Bethlehem, the artist depicted her on a camel, strung with bells. He effectively conveys the harshness and discomfort of the journey by painting trees bending to wind, setting the travelers among rocky outcroppings, and surrounding her with strange men. Wearing a green coat, her husband Joseph carries a sword over his shoulder, suggesting that he is ready to face any potential trouble.- Before 1930s-2005An Indian family in Great Britain, whose grandfather brought the manuscript to England in the 1930s or 1940s through 20052005(Oliver Forge and Brendan Lynch Ltd., London, UK, 2005, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)2005-The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH, 2005-present
- Prince Salim's Life of Christ (Manuscript Rotation) - Gallery 115. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (December 2, 2019-July 1, 2020).Main Asian Rotation (Gallery 245). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (January 5-April 27, 2015)
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Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2005.145.24.b