Archangel Michael and Crossing of the Red Sea, Wall Painting

mid-19th century · Ethiopia

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Plate 1Archangel Michael and Crossing of the Red Sea, Wall Painting, Ethiopia, mid-19th century, glue tempera on overlapping canvas pieces, Baltimore, The Walters Art Museum, 36.13.1.
Photography, unless otherwise attributed, by Ariel Tabritha and Elena Damon.
Catalogue entry locator Printed p. 105, cat. 38 (supplied scan PDF p. 105)
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Catalogue no. 38: Archangel Michael and Crossing of the Red Sea, Wall Painting. mid-19th century; glue tempera on overlapping canvas pieces; Ethiopia.

Date: mid-19th century
Object type: Paintings, drawings & prints
Recorded place: Ethiopia
Holding: Baltimore, The Walters Art Museum
Accession: 36.13.1
Source locator: Printed p. 105, cat. 38 (supplied scan PDF p. 105)
Source citation: Christine Sciacca, ed., Ethiopia at the Crossroads (Baltimore: The Walters Art Museum, in association with Yale University Press, 2023).