About this work
The cannibal surrounded by the bodies of those he killed
Original catalogue wording
1. The cannibal surrounded by the bodies of those he killed | 3. The cannibal offering water to a beggar covered by sores of leprosy | 2. The peasant and other inhabitants fleeing from the cannibal, with several houses depicted in the background
Scene identification transcribed from the scene-summary field of the PEMM painting record.
Scenes and visual evidence
- 011. The cannibal surrounded by the bodies of those he killedPosition recorded by PEMM: top
- 023. The cannibal offering water to a beggar covered by sores of leprosyPosition recorded by PEMM: bottom-left
- 032. The peasant and other inhabitants fleeing from the cannibal, with several houses depicted in the backgroundPosition recorded by PEMM: bottom-right
- Source date
- 17th
- Date evidence
- The PEMM project records its date evidence as “Date from JRB and SGD”.
- Holding institution
- British Library
- Shelfmark
- 639
- Folio
- 158v
- 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 1558 (3 episode rows)