Mary's Engagement to Joseph
Image displayed with permission of Art Institute of Chicago
Mary's Engagement to Joseph
- This painting (also called an illumination) appears in a manuscript dated to 1667-1706. You can view this painting in the manuscript Art Institute of Chicago, Ada Turnbull Hertle and Marian and Samuel Klasstorner endowments, Manuscript No. 2002.4, f. 35r, s. G18723b, or learn more about this manuscript at its PEMM Manuscript page. You can also read the related story at its PEMM Story page.
- This painting of PEMM Story ID 317 depicts 1 moment (or episode) in the story. The description of the episode in this painting, along with its keyword(s), is:
- 1. Annunciation: St Gabriel appears to Mary sewing or spinning (full). The object(s) are stool; table; mesob; bird; heavenly clouds; thread. The living being(s) are Mary; Gabriel; angel.
- This painting has a caption in Geʿez, which Jeremy Brown has translated as: Saint Gabriel; Holy Spirit.
- The number of PEMM manuscripts that have paintings of this story is 3. The total number of paintings of this story in PEMM manuscripts is 3.
- PEMM's ID number for this painting is 1788.
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