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Triptych with Virgin and Child Flanked by Archangels; Scenes from the Life of Christ; Apostles and Saint George and Saint Mercurius
(Ethiopia)
The imposing figures of Mary with Her Son dominate the center scene. The large, watchful eyes, always powerful in Ethiopian icons, are especially impressive here, as are the fine details of the speckled and jeweled robes. The resurrected Christ, seen at the upper left, holds a small cross and the hands of Adam and Eve as symbols of victory over death.
Provenance
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Robert and Nancy Nooter Collection, Washington, D.C. [date and mode of acquisition unkonwn] [Nooter 20.2]; Walters Art Museum, 1996, by purchase.
Exhibitions
| 2006-2007 | Angels of Light: Ethiopian Art from the Walters Art Museum. Birmingham Museum of Art, Birmingham; Smith College Museum of Art, Northampton; Museum of Biblical Art, New York. |
| 1998-2001 | Highlights from the Collection. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
| 1996 | Ethiopian Art at The Walters. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
Geographies
Ethiopia (Place of Origin)
Measurements
Center panel H: 15 1/8 x W: 9 x D: 3/4 in. (38.4 x 22.8 x 1.9 cm); Left panel H: 14 7/8 x W: 4 5/16 x D: 1/2 in. (37.8 x 11 x 1.3 cm); Right panel H: 15 1/16 x W: 4 7/16 x D: 9/16 in. (38.2 x 11.2 x 1.42 cm)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, the W. Alton Jones Foundation Acquisition Fund, 1996, from the Nancy and Robert Nooter Collection
Location in Museum
Centre Street: Third Floor: Byzantine, Russian, and Ethiopian Icons
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
36.7