Giyorgis lying in prison bound at his hands and feet, with a dove appearing to him — CR-Paris (BNF) 55, fol. 48v — Bibliothèque nationale de France (National Library of France)

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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 Ḥäddis was in prison
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2. Giyorgis standing healed from his woundsPosition recorded by PEMM: right
How Giyorgis was healed and he stood upright

Source date: 18th
Date evidence: The PEMM project records its date evidence as “Date from catalog”.
Holding institution: Bibliothèque nationale de France (National Library of France)
Shelfmark: 55
Folio: 48v
Recorded provenance: Gondar
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 1190 (2 episode rows)