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Ethiopian Orthodox

This Ethiopian Orthodox icon is influenced by the art of the European Renaissance and features the Virgin Mary nursing the infant Christ on the central panel. The figures of the twelve Apostles are depicted in the opposing side panels, dating the triptych to the middle or second half of the 15th century.

Date

Mid- to late 15th century

Type

Painting

Medium

Wood, paint

Department

NMAfA

Institution

National Museum of African Art

Object number

nmafa_2004-7-1

Credit

Gift of Joseph and Patricia Brumit, Conservation of this artwork supported by the Smithsonian Institution Women's Committee