Giyorgis lying in prison bound at his hands and feet, with a dove appearing to him — EMML (HMML) 7606, fol. 116v — Hill Museum and Manuscript Library

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Giyorgis lying in prison bound at his hands and feet, with a dove appearing to him

Original catalogue wording

1. Giyorgis lying in prison bound at his hands and feet, with a dove appearing to him | 2. Giyorgis standing healed from his wounds

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

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1. Giyorgis lying in prison bound at his hands and feet, with a dove appearing to himPosition recorded by PEMM: left
How our Lady Mary shaded him with her wings in the likeness of a dove while Giyorgis Ḥaddis was in prison
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2. Giyorgis standing healed from his woundsPosition recorded by PEMM: right
How Giyorgis was healed and stood upright

Source date: 1721-1730
Date evidence: The PEMM project records its date evidence as “Date from king's name”.
Holding institution: Hill Museum and Manuscript Library
Shelfmark: 7606
Folio: 116v
Recorded provenance: not given on vHMML
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 1187 (2 episode rows)