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St Mary giving the dog water to drink from her shoe — ESP (UH) DD-001, fol. 92v

University of Hamburg · DD-001 · 92v

17th centuryManuscript 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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St Mary giving the dog water to drink from her shoe

Original catalogue wording

2. St Mary giving the dog water to drink from her shoe | 1. The group of virgins gathered around the well while one of them chases away the thirsty dog

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

Scenes and visual evidence

  1. 01
    2. St Mary giving the dog water to drink from her shoePosition recorded by PEMM: left

    How our Lady Mary gave a drink of water to a thirsty dog where she went out to draw water with the virgins of the temple

  2. 02
    1. The group of virgins gathered around the well while one of them chases away the thirsty dogPosition recorded by PEMM: right

    The virgins of the temple, fetchers of water who drove away that thirsty dog; the jars of the virgins; How the girl struck the thirsty dog and drove it away from the water; The well of water; The pitcher

Source date
1632-1667
Date evidence
The PEMM project records its date evidence as “Date from king's name”.
Holding institution
University of Hamburg
Shelfmark
DD-001
Folio
92v
Recorded provenance
Dabra Dāmmo ʾAbuna ʾAragāwi
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 1431 (2 episode rows)