The Indestructible Sinner
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The Indestructible Sinner
- This painting (also called an illumination) appears in a manuscript taken from King Tewodros's royal library in Magdala, Southern Ethiopia, and dated to 1721-1730. You can view this painting in the manuscript British Library, "Orient" Collection, Manuscript No. 648, f. 51v, or learn more about this manuscript at its PEMM Manuscript page. You can also read the related story at its PEMM Story page.
- Many Geʿez manuscript paintings are in "Synoptic Narrative Art” style; that is, a single painting depicts multiple moments in the story, providing a series of vignettes representing different plot points. PEMM calls these "episodes". This painting of PEMM Story ID 140 has 4 episodes. The painting's episode descriptions, locations, and keywords are:
- 1. Bārok sitting in his house surrounded by those for whom he makes a feast (top-left). The object(s) are table; food; bowl; cup; beaker.
- 2. Bārok surrounded by his attackers who are holding various weapons (top-right). The object(s) are sword; scabbard; hat.
- 3. Bārok being consecrated as a monk (bottom-left). The object(s) are baptism; baptismal fount; vase; pitcher; hand cross.
- 4. A crowd of people inside a church in front of an icon of St Mary and a crowd of people outside the church (bottom-right). The object(s) are church; icon; throne. The living being(s) are Mary.
- The number of PEMM manuscripts that have paintings of this story is 38. The total number of paintings of this story in PEMM manuscripts is 54.
- PEMM's ID number for this painting is 1717.
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