Life of Mary: Plot to Burn Mary
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Life of Mary: Plot to Burn Mary
- 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. 23v, s. 25a, 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 87 has 2 episodes. The painting's episode descriptions, locations, and keywords are:
- 1. The disciples surround the body of Mary (top). The object(s) are bed; blanket; bier; folio; book. The living being(s) are Mary; disciples.
- 2. An angel cuts off the hands of Täfoneya when he touches the bier of St Mary (See Macomber ID 87) (bottom). The object(s) are bed; blanket; bier; sword; hand; shroud. The living being(s) are angel.
- The number of PEMM manuscripts that have paintings of this story is 3. The total number of paintings of this story in PEMM manuscripts is 3.
- PEMM's ID number for this painting is 1223.
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