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

Mary's Conception and Birth

Image displayed with permission of Gunda Gunde Monastery

Mary's Conception and Birth

  • This painting (also called an illumination) appears in a manuscript likely made in Tigray, Northern Ethiopia, and dated to 1700-1799. You can view this painting in the manuscript Gunda Gunde Monastery, Gunda Gunde Manuscripts Collection, Manuscript No. 43, f. 11v, s. 24, or learn more about this manuscript at its PEMM Manuscript page.
  • This painting of PEMM Story ID 316-A depicts 1 moment (or episode) in the story. The description of the episode in this painting, along with its keyword(s), is:
  • 1. Joachim and Hanna hold the child Mary (bottom). The object(s) are curtain; blanket. The living being(s) are Joachim; Hanna; Mary.
  • The number of PEMM manuscripts that have paintings of this story is 4. The total number of paintings of this story in PEMM manuscripts is 10.
  • PEMM's ID number for this painting is 2021.
  • To reproduce this image online or in print, please contact the Gunda Gunde Monastery. 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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