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Late 17th century
- Medium
- Distemper and gesso on wood
- Dimensions
- 19.8 × 33.6 × 2.1 cm
- Status
- In Museum Collection
- Collect24 Art ID
- C24-120164
The tender, interactive pose of Mary and the Christ child is developed from an Italian engraving (copied from an icon in Rome's Santa Maria Maggiore), which Jesuit missionaries introduced to Ethiopia early in the 17th century. The placement of Michael and Gabriel and the juxtaposition of imagery of Mary and St. George slaying a serpentlike dragon are traditional Ethiopian imagery. The elaboration…
Provenance
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Frank W. Erwin
Registry history
- Late 17th century — Recorded in the collection of National Museum of African Art
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