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The poor widow praying before the the icon of the Virgin and Child, below which her three daughters are sitting — BOr (BL) 646, fol. 35r

British Library · 646 · 35r

18th 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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The poor widow praying before the the icon of the Virgin and Child, below which her three daughters are sitting

Original catalogue wording

1. The poor widow praying before the the icon of the Virgin and Child, below which her three daughters are sitting | 3. The two other daughters standing next to the blacksmith | 3. The two other daughters standing next to the blacksmith

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

Scenes and visual evidence

  1. 01
    1. The poor widow praying before the the icon of the Virgin and Child, below which her three daughters are sittingPosition recorded by PEMM: bottom-left
  2. 02
    3. The two other daughters standing next to the blacksmithPosition recorded by PEMM: bottom-center
  3. 03
    3. The two other daughters standing next to the blacksmithPosition 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
35r
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 1506 (3 episode rows)