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Sofyā lying on top of a building before the icon of the Virgin and Child while an angel carries away the child from her womb — UNESCO (HMML) 11.01, fol. 101v

Hill Museum and Manuscript Library · 11.01 · 101v

17th–18th centuriesManuscript paintingsPrinceton Ethiopian, Eritrean, and Egyptian Miracles of Mary (PEMM) project

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

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Sofyā lying on top of a building before the icon of the Virgin and Child while an angel carries away the child from her womb

Original catalogue wording

1. Sofyā lying on top of a building before the icon of the Virgin and Child while an angel carries away the child from her womb | 6. The child as a grown man is appointed bishop, he is surrounded by two persons

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

Scenes and visual evidence

  1. 01
    1. Sofyā lying on top of a building before the icon of the Virgin and Child while an angel carries away the child from her wombPosition recorded by PEMM: left
  2. 02
    6. The child as a grown man is appointed bishop, he is surrounded by two personsPosition recorded by PEMM: right
Source date
Second half 17th/first half 18th
Date evidence
The PEMM project records its date evidence as “Date from JRB and SGD”.
Holding institution
Hill Museum and Manuscript Library
Shelfmark
11.01
Folio
101v
Catalogue source
Princeton Ethiopian, Eritrean, and Egyptian Miracles of Mary (PEMM) project
Source record
paintings.csv, Painting ID 1376 (2 episode rows)