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St Mary surrounded by the sleeping monks of the monastery, which is depicted in the background — B-Dublin (CBL) 914, fol. 54v

Chester Beatty Library · 914 · 54v

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

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St Mary surrounded by the sleeping monks of the monastery, which is depicted in the background

Original catalogue wording

1. St Mary surrounded by the sleeping monks of the monastery, which is depicted in the background | 3. A group of people marvelling at the miracle

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

Scenes and visual evidence

  1. 01
    1. St Mary surrounded by the sleeping monks of the monastery, which is depicted in the backgroundPosition recorded by PEMM: bottom-left
  2. 02
    3. A group of people marvelling at the miraclePosition recorded by PEMM: bottom-right
Source date
1769-77
Date evidence
The PEMM project records its date evidence as “Date from king's name”.
Holding institution
Chester Beatty Library
Shelfmark
914
Folio
54v
Catalogue source
Princeton Ethiopian, Eritrean, and Egyptian Miracles of Mary (PEMM) project
Source record
paintings.csv, Painting ID 1127 (2 episode rows)