The cannibal offering water to a beggar covered by sores of leprosy — EMML (HMML) 76, fol. 36v — Hill Museum and Manuscript Library

About this work

The cannibal offering water to a beggar covered by sores of leprosy

Original catalogue wording

3. The cannibal offering water to a beggar covered by sores of leprosy | 6. St Mary, who holds the soul of the cannibal, standing before Jesus Christ

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

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3. The cannibal offering water to a beggar covered by sores of leprosyPosition recorded by PEMM: top-right
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6. St Mary, who holds the soul of the cannibal, standing before Jesus ChristPosition recorded by PEMM: bottom-right

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: 36v
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 1276 (2 episode rows)