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Triptych with the Virgin and Child, the Archangels Michael and Gabriel, Saints, and Scenes from the Life of Christ
Not on view
This triptych’s style suggests that an artist painted it in or around the royal capital Gondar. Below, twelve haloed apostles clutch small crosses. The upper register of each wing carries scenes from the life of Christ: at left, the Harrowing of Hell, and at right, the Crucifixion and the Kʷərʿatä rəʾəsu (Striking of the Head). Egyptian and Ethiopian saints stand at lower right, while two saints on horseback ride along the bottom left panel.
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