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The rich man fallen after his eye has been pierced by arrows from a group of enemies — B-Dublin (CBL) 914, fol. 33r

Chester Beatty Library · 914 · 33r

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 rich man fallen after his eye has been pierced by arrows from a group of enemies

Original catalogue wording

2. The rich man fallen after his eye has been pierced by arrows from a group of enemies | 3. The rich man standing next to a small statue of himself in front of the icon of the Virgin and Child

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

Scenes and visual evidence

  1. 01
    2. The rich man fallen after his eye has been pierced by arrows from a group of enemiesPosition recorded by PEMM: left
  2. 02
    3. The rich man standing next to a small statue of himself in front of the icon of the Virgin and ChildPosition recorded by PEMM: 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
33r
Catalogue source
Princeton Ethiopian, Eritrean, and Egyptian Miracles of Mary (PEMM) project
Source record
paintings.csv, Painting ID 1137 (2 episode rows)