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Here, he encountered Westerners for the first time. They were from the Portuguese settlement of Goa to the south, and as a result of this meeting Akbar decided to send an embassy to Goa. This led in 1582 to the first of several Jesuit missions from Goa to the Mughal court. The Jesuits brought prints and paintings that were shown to the royal artists, who began to copy or adapt elements from them. This scene may be very loosely based on a depiction of the presentation of the infant Jesus in the temple at Jerusalem. 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These two paintings cost £18.;;\r\n\r\nPurchased from Arthur Churchill, Esq., 1,Selwood Terrace, South Kensington, S.W. 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Here, he met Westerners from the Portuguese settlement of Goa to the south. This led to the first of several Jesuit missions from Goa to the Mughal court in 1582. The Jesuits brought prints and paintings of Christian subjects that influenced the work of the royal artists. This painting may be inspired by images of the presentation of the infant Jesus in the temple at Jerusalem, forty days after his birth.\r\n\r\n\r\n","date":{"text":"2008","earliest":"2008-01-01","latest":"2008-12-31"}}],"partNumbers":["IM.14-1913"],"accessionNumberNum":"14","accessionNumberPrefix":"IM","accessionYear":1913,"otherNumbers":[],"copyNumber":"","aspects":["WHOLE"],"assets":[],"recordModificationDate":"2025-04-18","recordCreationDate":"2008-04-29","availableToBook":true}}