Ethiopian Orthodox
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Ethiopian Orthodox

15th-16th century

Medium
Wood, paint
Classification
Paintings
Dimensions
H x W x D: 52 × 66.8 × 3 cm, 5.4 kg (20 1/2 × 26 5/16 × 1 3/16 in., 12 lb.)
Culture
Ethiopia
Museum
Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of African Art
Credit line
Gift of Joseph and Patricia Brumit, Conservation of this artwork supported by the Smithsonian Institution Women's Committee
Rights
CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
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About this work

Diptych painting on wood of Madonna in a blue dress on a red background on one side, and St. George, disciple and a martyred saint in pieces on the other.