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Diptych with the Apostles and the Virgin and Child

Ethiopian (Ethiopia)

ca.1480s–1520s (or possibly later)

Not on view

This image of the Virgin and Child with the apostles combines local conventions such as reddish skin tones with stylistic features associated with Nicolò Brancaleon, a Venetian-born painter active at the Ethiopian court between 1480 and at least 1520. Note especially the Italianate, volumetric rendering of the Virgin’s face. On the back of the right panel is an incomplete inscription that includes the letters nic and v[e], which may designate "Nicolaus Brancaleon the Venetian."

Diptych with the Apostles and the Virgin and Child, Paint on wood, Ethiopian (Ethiopia) — Due to rights restrictions, this image cannot be enlarged, viewed at full screen, or downloaded.

Title: Diptych with the Apostles and the Virgin and Child

Date: ca.1480s–1520s (or possibly later)

Culture: Ethiopian (Ethiopia)

Medium: Paint on wood

Dimensions: 10 7/8 × 18 5/16 × 2 3/4 in. (27.7 × 46.5 × 7 cm)

Classification: Paintings-Icons

Credit Line: Private Collection

Accession Number: AFB.484

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