Ethiopian Orthodox, Icon
Gift of Joseph and Patricia Brumit · National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Open Access (CC0)View original →
Ethiopian Orthodox

Icon

Mid-17th century

Current Collection

National Museum of African Art

Washington, D.C., United States

Medium
Wood, paint, string
Dimensions
11.6 × 17.1 × 2.1 cm
Status
In Museum Collection
Collect24 Art ID
C24-120168

Devout individuals have commissioned icons (wood panel paintings) as gifts to the Ethiopian Orthodox Church since the 15th century. The icon was believed to carry the peoples' prayers for mercy and healing directly to the depicted saint--most often Mary with the infant Christ. The archangels, Michael and Gabriel, stand next to Mary, and Saint George often rides a white horse on the opposite panel…

Provenance

Gift of Joseph and Patricia Brumit

Registry history

  • Mid-17th century — Recorded in the collection of National Museum of African Art

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