Triptych of Virgin and Child with Saints and Narrative Scenes
Maker
Ethiopian Artist
Dateearly 17th Century
Made/manufacturedAfrica
MediumTempera on wood
Dimensions17 x 19 in. (43.2 x 48.3 cm)
ClassificationsPaintings
Credit LineGift of Eric Goode
Object number2003.42.2
Collections
Left: the descent of Christ into Hadwes to redeem Adam and Eve adn Saint George, with image of rescuing princess
Center: Miriam and Child, flanked by archangels, Christ teaching with twleve apostles, Ge'ez text in four lines
Right: Crucifixion, Mary and John, burial, and unidentified Ethiopian ascetic saint
(from appraisal)
Ethiopian Artist
Mid-Late 17th Century
