Diptych with Mary and Her Son Flanked by Archangels, Apostles and a Saint
The Christ Child touches his mother's chin with a gesture of affection that was probably inspired by 15th-century Italian paintings then greatly admired at the Ethiopian royal court. Victorious saints on horseback had great appeal for the upper classes of Ethiopia, where noble...
Images (2)
Drawing
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5751
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drawing
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stage
normalized
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| provenance |
provenance
AXIA ART Ltd., London [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Robert and Nancy Nooter Collection, Washington, D.C., October 1992, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 2001, by purchase.
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CC0
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language
en
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pageCount
2
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import
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| sourceUrl | https://purl.thewalters.org/art/36.12 |
Terms
Culture
Christian Highland Ethiopian
Medium
glue tempera on panel