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The chief of the thieves hiding behind a tree — CR-Paris (BNF) 55, fol. 29r

Bibliothèque nationale de France (National Library of France) · 55 · 29r

18th centuryManuscript paintingsPrinceton Ethiopian, Eritrean, and Egyptian Miracles of Mary (PEMM) project

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The chief of the thieves hiding behind a tree

Original catalogue wording

4. The chief of the thieves hiding behind a tree | 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 | 7. The thieves being consecrated as monks

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

Scenes and visual evidence

  1. 01
    4. The chief of the thieves hiding behind a treePosition recorded by PEMM: top-left

    The chief of the thieves

  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: top-right

    How our Lady received roses from the mouth of Zakāryās; Angels; Zakāryās; 5 virgins

  3. 03
    6. The thieves hiding behind treesPosition recorded by PEMM: top-left
  4. 04
    7. The thieves being consecrated as monksPosition recorded by PEMM: bottom-left

    The teacher who consecrated the thieves as monks

Source date
18th
Date evidence
The PEMM project records its date evidence as “Date from catalog”.
Holding institution
Bibliothèque nationale de France (National Library of France)
Shelfmark
55
Folio
29r
Recorded provenance
Gondar
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 1730 (4 episode rows)