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The widow standing praying before the icon of St Mary — GG (HMML) 43, fol. 74v

Hill Museum and Manuscript Library · 43 · 74v

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 widow standing praying before the icon of St Mary

Original catalogue wording

4. The widow standing praying before the icon of St Mary | 5. St Mary releasing the widow's son from the tree | 7. The widow's son hanging from the scaffolding or the tree

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

Scenes and visual evidence

  1. 01
    4. The widow standing praying before the icon of St MaryPosition recorded by PEMM: right
  2. 02
    5. St Mary releasing the widow's son from the treePosition recorded by PEMM: left
  3. 03
    7. The widow's son hanging from the scaffolding or the treePosition recorded by PEMM: center
Source date
1750-1799
Date evidence
The PEMM project records its date evidence as “Date from catalog”.
Holding institution
Hill Museum and Manuscript Library
Shelfmark
43
Folio
74v
Recorded provenance
Monastery of Gunda Gunde
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 2061 (3 episode rows)