Diptych with Saint George and the Virgin and Child

late 15th–early 16th century

Not on view

Returned to lender

This work of art was on loan to the museum and has since been returned to its lender.

Artwork Details

Overview

Provenance

Exhibition History

Title: Diptych with Saint George and the Virgin and Child
Date: late 15th–early 16th century
Culture: Ethiopian (Ethiopia)
Medium: Paint on wood
Dimensions: 20 1/2 × 26 5/16 × 1 3/16 in. (52 × 66.8 × 3 cm)
Mount: 2 in. × 20 1/2 in. × 26 1/2 in. (5.1 × 52.1 × 67.3 cm)
Classification: Paintings-Icons
Credit Line: National Museum of African Art. Smithsonian Institution, Gift of Joseph and Patricia Brumit; Conservation of this work supported by the Smithsonian Institution Women’s Committee (2004-7-2)
Rights and Reproduction: Photograph by Franko Khoury
Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters