About this work
The bishop ʾAbbās standing and distributing communion surrounded by the faithful, among whom is the woman who kisses his hand
Original catalogue wording
1. The bishop ʾAbbās standing and distributing communion surrounded by the faithful, among whom is the woman who kisses his hand | 2. The bishop sitting and cutting off his hand | 3. The bishop and the faithful standing in front of the icon of the Virgin and Child, which has healed his hand
Scene identification transcribed from the scene-summary field of the PEMM painting record.
Scenes and visual evidence
- 011. The bishop ʾAbbās standing and distributing communion surrounded by the faithful, among whom is the woman who kisses his handPosition recorded by PEMM: bottom-left
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- 022. The bishop sitting and cutting off his handPosition recorded by PEMM: bottom-right
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- 033. The bishop and the faithful standing in front of the icon of the Virgin and Child, which has healed his handPosition recorded by PEMM: top-right
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- Source date
- 17th
- Date evidence
- The PEMM project records its date evidence as “Date (other; see Notes field)”.
- Holding institution
- Hill Museum and Manuscript Library
- Shelfmark
- Dabra Warq
- Folio
- 15v
- Recorded provenance
- West: Gojjam Province
- 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 1652 (3 episode rows)