Verified imagepemm:1178

Giyorgis lying in prison bound at his hands and feet, with a dove appearing to him; Giyorgis standing healed from his wounds — Or 641, f. 111v

British Library · 641 · 111v

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

What this record describes

1. Giyorgis lying in prison bound at his hands and feet, with a dove appearing to him | 2. Giyorgis standing healed from his wounds

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

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1. Giyorgis lying in prison bound at his hands and feet, with a dove appearing to himPosition recorded by PEMM: left
How our Lady Mary shaded him with her wings in the likeness of a dove while Giyorgis Ḥäddis was in prison
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2. Giyorgis standing healed from his woundsPosition recorded by PEMM: right
How Giyorgis was healed and he stood upright

Source date: 1667-1682
Date evidence: The PEMM project records its date evidence as “Date from king's name”.
Holding institution: British Library
Shelfmark: 641
Folio: 111v
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 1178 (2 episode rows)