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The priest Yoḥannǝs is depicted standing praying before the icon of the Virgin and Child — GG (HMML) 44, fol. 37r

Hill Museum and Manuscript Library · 44 · 37r

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 priest Yoḥannǝs is depicted standing praying before the icon of the Virgin and Child

Original catalogue wording

1. The priest Yoḥannǝs is depicted standing praying before the icon of the Virgin and Child | 2. St Mary is taking out a breast and dropping her milk into the eyes of Yoḥannǝs

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

Scenes and visual evidence

  1. 01
    1. The priest Yoḥannǝs is depicted standing praying before the icon of the Virgin and ChildPosition recorded by PEMM: right
  2. 02
    2. St Mary is taking out a breast and dropping her milk into the eyes of YoḥannǝsPosition recorded by PEMM: left
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
44
Folio
37r
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 2093 (2 episode rows)