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Ethiopian triptych icon: central Madonna and Child flanked by panels of the Crucifixion, a rider spearing a dragon, and rows of saints.

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A painted wooden triptych with a central Madonna holding the Christ child, her blue mantle framed by a gold halo and a star at her shoulder. Side panels show the Crucifixion, a mounted saint spearing a serpent, rows of standing saints, and a figure with a red-rayed halo, all on gesso ground.

Artist
Ethiopian Orthodox
Date
Late 17th-early 18th century
Medium
Distemper, gesso and cloth on wood
Source
Smithsonian (National Museum of African Art)
Size
3000 × 2233 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (National Museum of African Art) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1734).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of African Art

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