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| Keywords: Fre Seyon - Diptych with Mary and Her Son Flanked by Archangels, Apostles and a Saint - Walters 3612 - Open.jpg The Christ Child touches his mother's chin with a gesture of affection that was probably inspired by 15th-century Italian paintings then greatly admired at the Ethiopian royal court Victorious saints on horseback had great appeal for the upper classes of Ethiopia where noblemen were trained in horsemanship and combat The artist is most likely a follower of Fre Seyon the celebrated 15th-century painter who left only one signed work late Other date century 15 tempera wood Left panel cm 22 5 19 8 1 6 ; Right panel cm 25 6 19 7 1 8 accession number 36 12 5751 Robert and Nancy Nooter Collection Washington D C Walters Art Museum 2001 by purchase Museum purchase the W Alton Jones Foundation Acquisition Fund 2001 from the Nancy and Robert Nooter Collection Ethiopian Art at The Walters The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1996 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 2006-2007 place of origin Tegray Ethiopia Walters Art Museum license 3D Art of Ethiopia in the Walters Art Museum Church paintings in Ethiopia Paintings in the Walters Art Museum Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review | ||||
