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The priest Yoḥannǝs is depicted standing praying before the icon of the Virgin and Child — EMML (HMML) 7606, fol. 98v

Hill Museum and Manuscript Library · 7606 · 98v

18th centuryManuscript paintingsPrinceton Ethiopian, Eritrean, and Egyptian Miracles of Mary (PEMM) project

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

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The priest Yoḥannǝs is depicted standing praying before the icon of the Virgin and Child

Original catalogue wording

1. The priest Yoḥannǝs is depicted standing praying before the icon of the Virgin and Child | 2. St Mary is taking out a breast and dropping her milk into the eyes of Yoḥannǝs

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

Scenes and visual evidence

  1. 01
    1. The priest Yoḥannǝs is depicted standing praying before the icon of the Virgin and ChildPosition recorded by PEMM: left

    The blind old man Yoḥannǝs; How Yoḥannǝs the priest prayed while he was blind in front of the icon of our Lady Mary; Icon of our Lady Mary

  2. 02
    2. St Mary is taking out a breast and dropping her milk into the eyes of YoḥannǝsPosition recorded by PEMM: right

    How our Lady Mary brought out her breast and brought forth milk and she annointed Yoḥannǝs' eyes

Source date
1721-1730
Date evidence
The PEMM project records its date evidence as “Date from king's name”.
Holding institution
Hill Museum and Manuscript Library
Shelfmark
7606
Folio
98v
Recorded provenance
not given on vHMML
Place evidence
Provenance wording supplied by the source catalogue.
Catalogue source
Princeton Ethiopian, Eritrean, and Egyptian Miracles of Mary (PEMM) project
Source record
paintings.csv, Painting ID 1111 (2 episode rows)