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The painter sitting on a scaffold and drawing a scene — Davies (HMML) Dabra Warq, fol. 21v

Hill Museum and Manuscript Library · Dabra Warq · 21v

17th centuryManuscript paintingsPrinceton Ethiopian, Eritrean, and Egyptian Miracles of Mary (PEMM) project

The source records this manuscript art; no substitute image is shown.

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

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The painter sitting on a scaffold and drawing a scene

Original catalogue wording

1. The painter sitting on a scaffold and drawing a scene | 2. The painter falling down from the scaffold | 4. A group of demons look on | 3. The icon of St Mary, who extends her hand to save the painter

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

Scenes and visual evidence

  1. 01
    1. The painter sitting on a scaffold and drawing a scenePosition recorded by PEMM: top-left
  2. 02
    2. The painter falling down from the scaffoldPosition recorded by PEMM: bottom-left
  3. 03
    4. A group of demons look onPosition recorded by PEMM: top-right
  4. 04
    3. The icon of St Mary, who extends her hand to save the painterPosition recorded by PEMM: bottom-right
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
21v
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 1681 (4 episode rows)