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Late 17th century
- Medium
- Distemper and gesso on wood
- Classification
- Paintings
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 19.8 x 33.6 x 2.1 cm (7 13/16 x 13 1/4 x 13/16 in.)
- Culture
- Ethiopia
- Museum
- Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of African Art
- Credit line
- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Frank W. Erwin
- Rights
- CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access), as the museum states it.
- Who can see it
- Teens profiles and older: its subject is for older viewers (war, death, the Passion, drink or the like). How works are placed
View at the Smithsonian Institution
About this work
Distemper on wood diptych composed of St. George and the Dragon on the proper right panel, with an equestrian saint on a white horse spearing a serpent on a background of red seperated by a green section. The proper left panel is composed of Mary in a blue shawl/cloak flanked by two archangels with swords. The Christ child in patterned yellow garment sits on Mary's proper left arm, looking at her face and holding a book. Mary has red markings on her cheeks and neck, holds a patterned handkerchief and wears white pleated cap.
