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Dǝmyānos lying down before the icon of Mary, which performs a gesture of blessing — EMDA (HMML) 162, fol. 44r

Hill Museum and Manuscript Library · 162 · 44r

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

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Dǝmyānos lying down before the icon of Mary, which performs a gesture of blessing

Original catalogue wording

2. Dǝmyānos lying down before the icon of Mary, which performs a gesture of blessing | 3. In the background, the pillar of gold, on which Mary inscribed Dǝmyānos' name is depicted

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

Scenes and visual evidence

  1. 01
    2. Dǝmyānos lying down before the icon of Mary, which performs a gesture of blessingPosition recorded by PEMM: full
  2. 02
    3. In the background, the pillar of gold, on which Mary inscribed Dǝmyānos' name is depictedPosition recorded by PEMM: top-center
Source date
1730-1755
Date evidence
The PEMM project records its date evidence as “Date from king's name”.
Holding institution
Hill Museum and Manuscript Library
Shelfmark
162
Folio
44r
Recorded provenance
Qarāneyo Madḫānē Alam Monastery, Gojjam Province
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 1399 (2 episode rows)