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The two thieves attempting to eat the bread they stole from Yolyānā and Barbārā — CR-Paris (BNF) 55, fol. 31r

Bibliothèque nationale de France (National Library of France) · 55 · 31r

18th centuryManuscript paintingsPrinceton Ethiopian, Eritrean, and Egyptian Miracles of Mary (PEMM) project

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The two thieves attempting to eat the bread they stole from Yolyānā and Barbārā

Original catalogue wording

1. The two thieves attempting to eat the bread they stole from Yolyānā and Barbārā | 2. The two thieves standing before an icon of St Mary

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

Scenes and visual evidence

  1. 01
    1. The two thieves attempting to eat the bread they stole from Yolyānā and BarbārāPosition recorded by PEMM: top-left

    Bärbara; Yolyana; Those thieves; Their teeth that were broken when they spat out the bread, having taken it from the women

  2. 02
    2. The two thieves standing before an icon of St MaryPosition recorded by PEMM: bottom-right

    Those thieves who became monks

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
31r
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 1361 (2 episode rows)