Masterpiece Minute Podcast – a mini podcast led by The San Diego Museum of Art curators spotlighting works of art from the Museum’s collection. Listeners are invited to tune in the first Friday of each month at 10 a.m. for their daily dose of art from #VirtualSDMA.
Today’s masterpiece: The Ka’ba in Mecca and The Tomb of the Prophet in Medina. Illustrations from a manuscript of the Dala’il al-khayrat (Guide to Good Deeds, a collection of prayers for the Prophet Muhammad). India, 17th century. Ink, opaque watercolour, and gold on paper. Edwin Binney 3rd Collection, 1990.478 and 1990.478.1.