About this work
The two brothers sitting and writing next to each other
Original catalogue wording
1. The two brothers sitting and writing next to each other | 4. St Mary pulling down the scribe from amongs the demons
Scene identification transcribed from the scene-summary field of the PEMM painting record.
Scenes and visual evidence
- 011. The two brothers sitting and writing next to each otherPosition recorded by PEMM: bottom-left
- 024. St Mary pulling down the scribe from amongs the demonsPosition recorded by PEMM: bottom-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
- 646
- Folio
- 36v
- 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 1166 (2 episode rows)