Persian Madonna and Child – by Mohammad Paolo Zaman Kerman – Catholic Art – Archival Quality Saint Theresa in the woods

in the woods

As we have found several other cards like this from different printing companies about the same time that say the same thing

(sources: artuk

l'image est donc plus petite que le papier

such as the Protoevangelium of James

Persian Madonna and Child – by Mohammad Paolo Zaman Kerman – Catholic Art – Archival Quality Saint Theresa in the woodsWe love the warm colors of this painting and the Persian style of the scene it presents. Mary and Jesus are with John the Baptist, surrounded by Mideastern flowers, birds, and filigree. Mohammad Paolo Zaman Kermani (c. 1600s 1700) was a famous Persian artist and calligrapher. There was something of a rapprochement between Christianity and Islam at the time, and there is a legend that the Shah, Abbas II, had sent the talented young artist to Rome to