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The priest Yoḥannǝs is depicted standing praying before the icon of the Virgin and Child — CR-Paris (BNF) 55, fol. 38v

Bibliothèque nationale de France (National Library of France) · 55 · 38v

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

    How Yoḥannǝs the priest prayed while he was blind in front of the icon of our Lady

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

    How she opened the eyes of Yoḥannəs the elderly priest with her breastmilk

Source date
18th
Date evidence
The PEMM project records its date evidence as “Date from catalog”.
Holding institution
Bibliothèque nationale de France (National Library of France)
Shelfmark
55
Folio
38v
Recorded provenance
Gondar
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 1113 (2 episode rows)