Ethiopian Orthodox
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Ethiopian Orthodox

Early 16th century

Medium
Distemper, gesso and cloth on wood
Classification
Paintings
Dimensions
H x W x D: 31 x 41.5 x 1.4 cm (12 3/16 x 16 5/16 x 9/16 in.)
Culture
Sun
Museum
Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of African Art
Credit line
Gift of Ciro R. Taddeo in memory of Dr. Volker Stitz, Ph.D.
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

Triptych of distemper, gesso and cloth on wood. Left panel: Adam and Eve being redeemed from original sin; Saints; St. George. Central panel: Madonna and child; Saints. Right panel: Crucifixion; Saints, St. George.