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Sofyā lying on top of a building before the icon of the Virgin and Child while an angel carries away the child from her womb — HK-Chicago (AIC) 2002.4, fol. 118r

Art Institute of Chicago · 2002.4 · 118r

17th–18th centuriesManuscript 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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Sofyā lying on top of a building before the icon of the Virgin and Child while an angel carries away the child from her womb

Original catalogue wording

1. Sofyā lying on top of a building before the icon of the Virgin and Child while an angel carries away the child from her womb | 2. The angel handing the child to Finkǝs | 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
    1. Sofyā lying on top of a building before the icon of the Virgin and Child while an angel carries away the child from her wombPosition recorded by PEMM: top-left

    How the angel brought out the child from the womb of Sofya while she was sleeping; Sofya; Icon of our Lady with her beloved Son

  2. 02
    2. The angel handing the child to FinkǝsPosition recorded by PEMM: top-right

    How the angel gave the child to Finkəs who went out to raise him; Finkəs

  3. 03
    3. The bishop sitting on a throne in front of a group of women accusing SofyāPosition recorded by PEMM: bottom-left

    Archbishop Abba Severus; How the nuns accused Sofya to the archbishop; Nuns

  4. 04
    4. The bishop and Sofyā sitting next to each otherPosition recorded by PEMM: center-right

    How Sofya spoke to the archbishop alone about the mystery of her pregnancy and all that had taken place

  5. 05
    5. The bishop sitting next to Finkǝs and the childPosition recorded by PEMM: bottom-center

    How the archbishop was presented the child from the hand of Finkəs

  6. 06
    6. The child as a grown man is appointed bishop, he is surrounded by two personsPosition recorded by PEMM: bottom-right

    When the archbishop who had admonished Sofya died, the son of Sofya was appointed archbishop after him in his seat

Source date
1667-1706
Date evidence
The PEMM project records its date evidence as “Date from catalog”.
Holding institution
Art Institute of Chicago
Shelfmark
2002.4
Folio
118r
Recorded provenance
Originally sold to Sam Fogg, Sam Fogg Rare Books and Manuscripts, London, by 1998 [research report in curatorial file; Fogg and Hosking, 2001, no. 19]; sold to the Art Institute, 2002. Catalog by Getatchew Haile in PEMM Dropbox
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 1825 (6 episode rows)