About this work
The angel handing the child to Finkǝs
Original catalogue wording
2. The angel handing the child to Finkǝs | 4. The bishop and Sofyā sitting next to each other | 5. The bishop sitting next to Finkǝs and the child | 6. The child as a grown man is appointed bishop, he is surrounded by two persons
Scene identification transcribed from the scene-summary field of the PEMM painting record.
Scenes and visual evidence
- 012. The angel handing the child to FinkǝsPosition recorded by PEMM: top-left
- 024. The bishop and Sofyā sitting next to each otherPosition recorded by PEMM: top-right
- 035. The bishop sitting next to Finkǝs and the childPosition recorded by PEMM: center-right
- 046. The child as a grown man is appointed bishop, he is surrounded by two personsPosition recorded by PEMM: bottom-center
- Source date
- 17th
- Date evidence
- The PEMM project records its date evidence as “Date from JRB and SGD”.
- Holding institution
- British Library
- Shelfmark
- 639
- Folio
- 137r
- Recorded provenance
- South: Looted from Madḫāne ʿĀlam Church at መቅደላ Mäqdäla Magdala, Tewodros II collected manuscripts from all the country, so provenance prior to this unknown
- 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 1735 (4 episode rows)