Mary's Conception and Birth
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Mary's Conception and Birth
- This painting (also called an illumination) appears in a manuscript taken from King Tewodros's royal library in Magdala, Southern Ethiopia, and dated to 1650-1699. You can view this painting in the manuscript British Library, "Orient" Collection, Manuscript No. 635, f. 5v, or learn more about this manuscript at its PEMM Manuscript page.
- This painting of PEMM Story ID 316-A depicts 1 moment (or episode) in the story. The description of the episode in this painting, along with its keyword(s), is:
- 1. Joachim and Hanna pray for a child near a tall tree with birds in its branches (full). The object(s) are tree; bird. The living being(s) are Joachim; Hanna.
- The number of PEMM manuscripts that have paintings of this story is 4. The total number of paintings of this story in PEMM manuscripts is 10.
- PEMM's ID number for this painting is 564.
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