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The poor widow praying before the the icon of the Virgin and Child, below which her three daughters are sitting — EMML (HMML) 76, fol. 25r

Hill Museum and Manuscript Library · 76 · 25r

19th–20th centuriesManuscript 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 poor widow praying before the the icon of the Virgin and Child, below which her three daughters are sitting

Original catalogue wording

1. The poor widow praying before the the icon of the Virgin and Child, below which her three daughters are sitting | 3. The two other daughters standing next to the blacksmith

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

Scenes and visual evidence

  1. 01
    1. The poor widow praying before the the icon of the Virgin and Child, below which her three daughters are sittingPosition recorded by PEMM: center

    Illegible

  2. 02
    3. The two other daughters standing next to the blacksmithPosition recorded by PEMM: bottom-center

    Tewog the craftsman

Source date
late 19th/early 20th
Date evidence
The PEMM project records its date evidence as “Date from JRB and SGD”.
Holding institution
Hill Museum and Manuscript Library
Shelfmark
76
Folio
25r
Recorded provenance
St. Ragu'el Church
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 1150 (2 episode rows)