Sujet
The Holy Family, c. 1620s. Creator: Unknown.
Légende
The Holy Family, c. 1620s. This painting of Joseph, the Virgin Mary, and the infant Jesus is based on European sources, but it also contains several details that are specifically Indian. For example, although Mary is dressed in classical European-style robes, she is adorned with jewelry of rubies and emeralds, the preferred gems of Mughal royalty. Her fingertips are also red with henna, and she wears a bindi on her forehead. The detailed rendering of the vase evokes the Catholic St. Francis as well as Indian worship of the sun. The vessel itself points to the appreciation of Chinese blue-and-white ware imported from imperial Ming-dynasty kilns to the court of Jahangir (reigned 1605-27).
Date
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Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art
Notre référence
HRM19G12_450
Model release
NA
Property release
NA
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
114,0Mo (5,0Mo) / 42,6cm x 67,1cm / 5026 x 7928 (300dpi)