The Walters Art Museum · 36.8

Source caption

Double-Sided Diptych Icon with Apparition of the Virgin Mary at Dayr al-Magtas (Dabra Matmaq) (front center), Archangels (front left), and Saints (back center and left), Ethiopia (Gondar?), late 17th century, glue tempera on panel, The Walters Art Museum, 36.8.

Photography, unless otherwise attributed, by Ariel Tabritha and Elena Damon.

ImagePrinted p. 338, cat. 242 (supplied scan PDF p. 335)

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Double-sided diptych of the Virgin’s apparition at Dabra Matmaq

late 17th century · Ethiopia (Gondar?)

Modern · artifact

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Double-Sided Diptych Icon with Apparition of the Virgin Mary at Dayr al-Magtas (Dabra Matmaq) (front center), Archangels (front left), and Saints (back center and left). late 17th century; glue tempera on panel; Ethiopia (Gondar?).

Original catalogue wording

Double-Sided Diptych Icon with Apparition of the Virgin Mary at Dayr al-Magtas (Dabra Matmaq) (front center), Archangels (front left), and Saints (back center and left)

Catalogue no. 242: Double-Sided Diptych Icon with Apparition of the Virgin Mary at Dayr al-Magtas (Dabra Matmaq) (front center), Archangels (front left), and Saints (back center and left). late 17th century; glue tempera on panel; Ethiopia (Gondar?).

Date: late 17th century
Object type: Icons & panel paintings
Recorded place: Ethiopia (Gondar?)
Holding institution: The Walters Art Museum
Accession: 36.8
Image locator: Printed p. 338, cat. 242 (supplied scan PDF p. 335)