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British Library · 520 · 166r

British Library, Or 520, f. 166r. Digitised by the British Library.

Open source record
The painter sitting on a scaffold and drawing a scene; The painter falling down from the scaffold; The icon of St Mary, who extends her hand to save the painter; A group of demons look onBritish Library, Or 520, f. 166r. Digitised by the British Library.

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The painter sitting on a scaffold and drawing a scene; The painter falling down from the scaffold; The icon of St Mary, who extends her hand to save the painter; A group of demons look on — Or 520, f. 166r

British Library · 520 · 166r

17th centuryManuscript paintingsPrinceton Ethiopian, Eritrean, and Egyptian Miracles of Mary (PEMM) project

What this record describes

1. The painter sitting on a scaffold and drawing a scene | 2. The painter falling down from the scaffold | 3. The icon of St Mary, who extends her hand to save the painter | 4. A group of demons look on

Scene identification transcribed from the scene-summary field of the PEMM painting record.

Scenes and visual evidence

  1. 01
    1. The painter sitting on a scaffold and drawing a scenePosition recorded by PEMM: top-left
  2. 02
    2. The painter falling down from the scaffoldPosition recorded by PEMM: bottom-left
  3. 03
    3. The icon of St Mary, who extends her hand to save the painterPosition recorded by PEMM: bottom-right
  4. 04
    4. A group of demons look onPosition recorded by PEMM: top-right
Source date
17th
Date evidence
The PEMM project records its date evidence as “Date from ms (paleography)”.
Holding institution
British Library
Shelfmark
520
Folio
166r
Recorded provenance
South: Looted from Madḫāne ʿĀlam Church at መቅደላ Mäqdäla Magdala, Tewodros II collected manuscripts from all the country, so provenance prior to this unknown
Place evidence
Place recorded or purchased, as stated by the source. It is not treated as the place of production.
Catalogue source
Princeton Ethiopian, Eritrean, and Egyptian Miracles of Mary (PEMM) project
Source record
paintings.csv, Painting ID 1675 (4 episode rows)