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Dormition: Mary receives the Covenant of Mercy from Jesus — GG (HMML) 44, fol. 88v

Hill Museum and Manuscript Library · 44 · 88v

18th centurySacred scenesPrinceton Ethiopian, Eritrean, and Egyptian Miracles of Mary (PEMM) project

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Dormition: Mary receives the Covenant of Mercy from Jesus

Original catalogue wording

1. Dormition: Mary receives the Covenant of Mercy from Jesus | 2. Dormition: Angels show Mary the fires of Sheol and the souls within.

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

Scenes and visual evidence

  1. 01
    1. Dormition: Mary receives the Covenant of Mercy from JesusPosition recorded by PEMM: top
  2. 02
    2. Dormition: Angels show Mary the fires of Sheol and the souls within.Position recorded by PEMM: bottom
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
88v
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 2129 (2 episode rows)