About this work
The funeral of the eldest daugher, who is wrapped in a shroud and surrounded by persons
Original catalogue wording
2. The funeral of the eldest daugher, who is wrapped in a shroud and surrounded by persons | 1. The poor widow praying before the the icon of the Virgin and Child, below which her three daughters are sitting
Scene identification transcribed from the scene-summary field of the PEMM painting record.
Scenes and visual evidence
- 012. The funeral of the eldest daugher, who is wrapped in a shroud and surrounded by personsPosition recorded by PEMM: left
- 021. The poor widow praying before the the icon of the Virgin and Child, below which her three daughters are sittingPosition recorded by PEMM: right
- Source date
- First half of 18th
- Date evidence
- The PEMM project records its date evidence as “Date from JRB and SGD”.
- Holding institution
- British Library
- Shelfmark
- 647
- Folio
- 59r
- 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 1145 (2 episode rows)