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

Madonna and Child

Image displayed with permission of Romanat Qeddus Mikael Dabre Mehret

Madonna and Child

  • This painting (also called an illumination) appears in a manuscript likely made in Tigray, Northern Ethiopia, and dated to 1850-1949. You can view this painting in the manuscript Romanat Qeddus Mikael Dabre Mehret, EAP Project No. 254, by Nosnitsin, Manuscript No. 1-06, f. 2r, s. 3b, or learn more about this manuscript at its PEMM Manuscript page.
  • This painting of PEMM Story ID 7011 depicts 1 moment (or episode) in the story. The description of the episode in this painting, along with its keyword(s), is:
  • 1. Motherhood: Madonna and child (full). The object(s) are sword; cross. The living being(s) are Mary; Jesus Christ; angel; Michael; Gabriel.
  • The number of PEMM manuscripts that have paintings of this story is 225. The total number of paintings of this story in PEMM manuscripts is 227.
  • PEMM's ID number for this painting is 862.
  • To reproduce this image online or in print, please contact the Romanat Qeddus Mikael Dabre Mehret. 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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