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The bishop sitting on a throne in front of a group of women accusing Sofyā — B-Dublin (CBL) 914, fol. 26r

Chester Beatty Library · 914 · 26r

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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The bishop sitting on a throne in front of a group of women accusing Sofyā

Original catalogue wording

3. The bishop sitting on a throne in front of a group of women accusing Sofyā | 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

  1. 01
    3. The bishop sitting on a throne in front of a group of women accusing SofyāPosition recorded by PEMM: top-left
  2. 02
    4. The bishop and Sofyā sitting next to each otherPosition recorded by PEMM: top-right
  3. 03
    5. The bishop sitting next to Finkǝs and the childPosition recorded by PEMM: bottom-left
  4. 04
    6. The child as a grown man is appointed bishop, he is surrounded by two personsPosition 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
26r
Catalogue source
Princeton Ethiopian, Eritrean, and Egyptian Miracles of Mary (PEMM) project
Source record
paintings.csv, Painting ID 1744 (4 episode rows)