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The poor widow praying before the the icon of the Virgin and Child, below which her three daughters are sitting — B-Dublin (CBL) 914, fol. 36v

Chester Beatty Library · 914 · 36v

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 | 2. The funeral of the eldest daugher, who is wrapped in a shroud and surrounded by persons | 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: top
  2. 02
    2. The funeral of the eldest daugher, who is wrapped in a shroud and surrounded by personsPosition recorded by PEMM: bottom-left
  3. 03
    3. The two other daughters standing next to the blacksmithPosition recorded by PEMM: bottom-right
Source date
1769-77
Date evidence
The PEMM project records its date evidence as “Date from king's name”.
Holding institution
Chester Beatty Library
Shelfmark
914
Folio
36v
Catalogue source
Princeton Ethiopian, Eritrean, and Egyptian Miracles of Mary (PEMM) project
Source record
paintings.csv, Painting ID 1512 (3 episode rows)