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National Museum of African Art

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Ethiopian Orthodox · Mid- to late 15th century

Wood, paint
National Museum of African Art
CC0 — Public Domain
National Museum of African Art

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.

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