Mary's Five Joys Prayer
Image displayed with permission of British Library
Mary's Five Joys Prayer
- 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. 48v, 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 142 depicts 1 moment (or episode) in the story. The description of the episode in this painting, along with its keyword(s), is:
- 1. ʾAnǝsṭāsyos lying before St Mary, who together with the Child is extending her hand towards him (top). The object(s) are bed; blanket; handkerchief. The living being(s) are Mary; Jesus Christ; angel.
- The number of PEMM manuscripts that have paintings of this story is 39. The total number of paintings of this story in PEMM manuscripts is 41.
- PEMM's ID number for this painting is 392.
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