About this work
The monk surrounded by the other monks, who are attacking him
Original catalogue wording
1. The monk surrounded by the other monks, who are attacking him | 3. The monk standing praying in a church before the icon of the Virgin and Child with his skull-cap fallen to the ground | 4. The monk escapes through the wall of the church
Scene identification transcribed from the scene-summary field of the PEMM painting record.
Scenes and visual evidence
- 011. The monk surrounded by the other monks, who are attacking himPosition recorded by PEMM: bottom-left
- 023. The monk standing praying in a church before the icon of the Virgin and Child with his skull-cap fallen to the groundPosition recorded by PEMM: bottom-center
- 034. The monk escapes through the wall of the churchPosition recorded by PEMM: bottom-right
- Source date
- First half of 18th
- Date evidence
- The PEMM project records its date evidence as “Date from JRB and SGD”.
- Holding institution
- British Library
- Shelfmark
- 646
- Folio
- 60r
- Recorded provenance
- South: Looted from Madḫāne ʿĀlam Church at መቅደላ Mäqdäla Magdala, Tewodros II collected manuscripts from all the country, so provenance prior to this unknown
- Place evidence
- Place recorded or purchased, as stated by the source. It is not treated as the place of production.
- Catalogue source
- Princeton Ethiopian, Eritrean, and Egyptian Miracles of Mary (PEMM) project
- Source record
- paintings.csv, Painting ID 1441 (3 episode rows)