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Zakāryās praying the greeting of the angel before the icon of Mary — EMML (HMML) 76, fol. 19v

Hill Museum and Manuscript Library · 76 · 19v

19th–20th centuriesManuscript 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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Zakāryās praying the greeting of the angel before the icon of Mary

Original catalogue wording

2. Zakāryās praying the greeting of the angel before the icon of Mary | 5. Zakāryās standing before St Mary, who is sitting on a throne surrounded by angels, and collects roses out of his mouth | 6. The thieves hiding behind trees

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

Scenes and visual evidence

  1. 01
    2. Zakāryās praying the greeting of the angel before the icon of MaryPosition recorded by PEMM: top-left

    How Zakāryās prayed

  2. 02
    5. Zakāryās standing before St Mary, who is sitting on a throne surrounded by angels, and collects roses out of his mouthPosition recorded by PEMM: bottom-left

    How the Mother of the Lord blessed Zakāryās; Virgins

  3. 03
    6. The thieves hiding behind treesPosition recorded by PEMM: bottom-center

    illegible

Source date
late 19th/early 20th
Date evidence
The PEMM project records its date evidence as “Date from JRB and SGD”.
Holding institution
Hill Museum and Manuscript Library
Shelfmark
76
Folio
19v
Recorded provenance
St. Ragu'el Church
Place evidence
Provenance wording supplied by the source catalogue.
Catalogue source
Princeton Ethiopian, Eritrean, and Egyptian Miracles of Mary (PEMM) project
Source record
paintings.csv, Painting ID 1615 (3 episode rows)