Mary Clothes Monk
Image displayed with permission of Ethiopian Manuscript Digital Archive
Mary Clothes Monk
- This painting (also called an illumination) appears in a manuscript likely made in Gojjam, Western Ethiopia, and dated to 1730-1755. You can view this painting in the manuscript Ethiopian Manuscript Digital Archive, HMML Project ID EMDA, Manuscript No. 162, f. 37r, s. 38b, 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 404 depicts 1 moment (or episode) in the story. The description of the episode in this painting, along with its keyword(s), is:
- 1. St Mary appears to the poor monk in a vision while he sleeps (bottom). The object(s) are bed; blanket; pillow; monk cap; handkerchief; heavenly clouds; jewelry; church; tree. The living being(s) are Mary; monk.
- The number of PEMM manuscripts that have paintings of this story is 9. The total number of paintings of this story in PEMM manuscripts is 11.
- PEMM's ID number for this painting is 586.
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