Jehovah

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Artist/Maker	Unknown
Place of origin	Deccan (made) Mughal Empire (made)

Painting, in opaque watercolour and gold on paper, Jehovah appearing to a saint, the saint is a nimbate figure in green and orange dress, golden crown and lofty aigret, kneeling under a tree gazing heavenwards. Jehovah has an outstretched hand, his face surrounded by golden rays, and appears in a row of billowing clouds. In the foreground is a landscape with flowering plants, a view of mosques and minarets to the rear.

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Categories	Paintings Religion Islam Bonita Trust Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project
Object type	Painting
Title	Jehovah (generic title)
Materials and techniques	Painted in opaque watercolour and gold on paper Paper Paint Opaque Watercolour Gold Painted
Brief description	Painting, Jehovah appearing to a Saint, opaque watercolour and gold on paper, Mughal or Deccani, ca. 1760
Physical description	Painting, in opaque watercolour and gold on paper, Jehovah appearing to a saint, the saint is a nimbate figure in green and orange dress, golden crown and lofty aigret, kneeling under a tree gazing heavenwards. Jehovah has an outstretched hand, his face surrounded by golden rays, and appears in a row of billowing clouds. In the foreground is a landscape with flowering plants, a view of mosques and minarets to the rear.
Dimensions	Height: 3.25in Width: 6.375in
Content description	Jehovah appearing to a saint.
Marks and inscriptions	"Shast" Sixty (Persian)
Production	Mughal or Deccani
Subjects depicted	Saint Deity Plants Mosques Minarets
Collection	South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number	IS.5-1963

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Record created	May 27, 2002
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O65677/jehovah-painting-unknown/

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