About this work
Bārok sitting in his house surrounded by those for whom he makes a feast
Original catalogue wording
1. Bārok sitting in his house surrounded by those for whom he makes a feast | 3. The icon of the Virgin and Child | 7. The funeral of Bārok | 2. His guests sitting and drinking wine | 4. Bārok being consecrated as a monk | 5. Bārok surrounded by his attackers who are holding various weapons
Scene identification transcribed from the scene-summary field of the PEMM painting record.
Scenes and visual evidence
- 011. Bārok sitting in his house surrounded by those for whom he makes a feastPosition recorded by PEMM: top-left
- 023. The icon of the Virgin and ChildPosition recorded by PEMM: top-center
- 037. The funeral of BārokPosition recorded by PEMM: top-right
- 042. His guests sitting and drinking winePosition recorded by PEMM: bottom-left
- 054. Bārok being consecrated as a monkPosition recorded by PEMM: bottom-center
- 065. Bārok surrounded by his attackers who are holding various weaponsPosition recorded by PEMM: bottom-right
- 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
- 140r
- 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 1781 (6 episode rows)