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A church amongst the waves from which the people are fleeing — B-Dublin (CBL) 914, fol. 58v

Chester Beatty Library · 914 · 58v

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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A church amongst the waves from which the people are fleeing

Original catalogue wording

1. A church amongst the waves from which the people are fleeing | 2. The woman holding her new-born child protected by St Mary from the water | 3. The woman with her child surrounded by the marvelling people

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

Scenes and visual evidence

  1. 01
    1. A church amongst the waves from which the people are fleeingPosition recorded by PEMM: top-left
  2. 02
    2. The woman holding her new-born child protected by St Mary from the waterPosition recorded by PEMM: bottom
  3. 03
    3. The woman with her child surrounded by the marvelling peoplePosition recorded by PEMM: top-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
58v
Catalogue source
Princeton Ethiopian, Eritrean, and Egyptian Miracles of Mary (PEMM) project
Source record
paintings.csv, Painting ID 1592 (3 episode rows)