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Princeton Ethiopian, Eritrean, and Egyptian Miracles of Mary (PEMM) project

Life: Mary with Christ and Apostles

Image displayed with permission of Art Institute of Chicago

Life: Mary with Christ and Apostles

  • 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. 56r, s. G18744b, or learn more about this manuscript at its PEMM Manuscript page.
  • This painting of PEMM Story ID 7017 depicts 1 moment (or episode) in the story. The description of the episode in this painting, along with its keyword(s), is:
  • 1. Life: Mary with Jesus Christ as he instructs the apostles (full). The object(s) are building. The living being(s) are Mary; Jesus Christ; disciple.
  • This painting has a caption in Geʿez, which Jeremy Brown has translated as: How our Lord Jesus Christ taught the twelve apostles; Mary.
  • The number of PEMM manuscripts that have paintings of this story is 1. The total number of paintings of this story in PEMM manuscripts is 1.
  • PEMM's ID number for this painting is 1845.
  • To reproduce this image online or in print, please contact the Art Institute of Chicago. PEMM does not own the rights.
  • If you think any of the information on this page is incorrect (e.g., the location, date, description, captions), please use our PEMM Feedback Form to let us know. We depend on users like you to improve the site.
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