The Magi Follow the Star (folio 34 recto), from a Mirror of Holiness (Mir’at al-quds) of Father Jerome Xavier

The Magi Follow the Star (folio 34 recto), from a Mirror of Holiness (Mir’at al-quds) of Father Jerome Xavier

PayagWW-1602-353978
1602·Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper·Sheet: 26.2 x 15.7 cm (10 5/16 x 6 3/16 in.); Image: 20.6 x 10.9 cm (8 1/8 x 4 5/16 in.)

John L. Severance Fund

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Year
1602
Dimensions
Sheet: 26.2 x 15.7 cm (10 5/16 x 6 3/16 in.); Image: 20.6 x 10.9 cm (8 1/8 x 4 5/16 in.)
Artist
Payag

Artist

Payag
Payag

Payag was a major Indian Hindu artist of Mughal painting, in the 17th century. He was noted for the dark realism of his paintings, including portraits of holy men and wounded soldiers, describing the horrors of war.

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Artist
Payag
Year
1602
Dimensions
Sheet: 26.2 x 15.7 cm (10 5/16 x 6 3/16 in.); Image: 20.6 x 10.9 cm (8 1/8 x 4 5/16 in.)
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WW-1602-353978

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