The Broken-Legged Woman
Image displayed with permission of Schøyen Collection-London-Oslo
The Broken-Legged Woman
- This painting (also called an illumination) appears in a manuscript dated to 1600-1699. You can view this painting in the manuscript Schøyen Collection-London-Oslo, [Ethiopic Collection], Manuscript No. 248, f. 49r, 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 112 has 3 episodes. The painting's episode descriptions, locations, and keywords are:
- 1. Two men carrying the woman with a broken foot on a stretcher (top-left). The object(s) are stretcher; bed.
- 2. St Mary extending her foot to touch the woman lying below her (right). The object(s) are church; icon; throne. The living being(s) are Mary; Jesus Christ.
- 3. The custodian of the church and the healed woman standing before the icon of St Mary, who is extending her hand (bottom-left). The object(s) are throne. The living being(s) are Mary; Jesus Christ.
- The number of PEMM manuscripts that have paintings of this story is 32. The total number of paintings of this story in PEMM manuscripts is 46.
- PEMM's ID number for this painting is 1556.
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