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ca. 1630-1700
- Medium
- Distemper, gesso and cloth on wood
- Dimensions
- 51.7 × 43 × 2.5 cm
- Status
- In Museum Collection
- Collect24 Art ID
- C24-120172
The diptych's composition of registers containing depictions of multiple events is complex. Particularly appealing are the artist's references to Ethiopian life: Mary spinning thread seated on a three-legged stool; the ball game; the style of the three yellow crowns; the lidded food basket on Salome's head; and the depiction of the Temple in Jerusalem as miniature Ethiopian churches. The hand-to-…
Provenance
Gift of Ciro R. Taddeo in memory of Raffael and Alessandra Taddeo
Registry history
- ca. 1630-1700 — Recorded in the collection of National Museum of African Art
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