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Two men carrying the woman with a broken foot on a stretcher — B-Dublin (CBL) 914, fol. 47r

Chester Beatty Library · 914 · 47r

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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Two men carrying the woman with a broken foot on a stretcher

Original catalogue wording

1. Two men carrying the woman with a broken foot on a stretcher | 2. The woman lying below the icon of the Virgin and Child | 3. St Mary extending her foot to touch the woman lying below her | 4. The custodian of the church and the healed woman standing before the icon of St Mary, who is extending her hand

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

Scenes and visual evidence

  1. 01
    1. Two men carrying the woman with a broken foot on a stretcherPosition recorded by PEMM: top-right
  2. 02
    2. The woman lying below the icon of the Virgin and ChildPosition recorded by PEMM: top-left
  3. 03
    3. St Mary extending her foot to touch the woman lying below herPosition recorded by PEMM: bottom-left
  4. 04
    4. The custodian of the church and the healed woman standing before the icon of St Mary, who is extending her handPosition recorded by PEMM: bottom-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
47r
Catalogue source
Princeton Ethiopian, Eritrean, and Egyptian Miracles of Mary (PEMM) project
Source record
paintings.csv, Painting ID 1710 (4 episode rows)