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The emphasis on Mary's hand gesture, the Christ child's book and the shawl's decorative folds and star and cross ornaments derive from a Jesuit copy of an Italian engraving of a Santa Maria Maggiore icon. Mary's handkerchief, however, is an Ethiopian status symbol."}, {"label": "Label Text", "content": "Left panel"}, {"label": "Label Text", "content": "top: \"St. Mary,\" \"Our God is crucified,\" and \"St. John\" the Evangelist"}, {"label": "Label Text", "content": "middle: Four apostles or saints"}, {"label": "Label Text", "content": "bottom: \"St. George\" and the dragon"}, {"label": "Label Text", "content": "Center panel"}, {"label": "Label Text", "content": "\"St. Mary with Her Beloved Son\" flanked by the archangels \"St. Michael\" (left) and \"St. Gabriel\" (right)"}, {"label": "Label Text", "content": "Right panel"}, {"label": "Label Text", "content": "top: \"Painting of Resurrection\" (the Descent into Sheol ([Underworld]), \"Adam and Eve\""}, {"label": "Label Text", "content": "middle: Four apostles or saints"}, {"label": "Label Text", "content": "bottom: Four apostles or saints"}, {"label": "Description", "content": "Triptych of distemper and gesso on wood. Left panel: Crucifixion; Saints; St. George and the dragon. Central panel: Madonna and child flanked by archangels. Right panel: Christ with Adam and Eve; Saints in two lower registers."}, {"label": "Provenance", "content": "Ciro Taddeo, purchased in Addis Ababa, 1972 to 1998"}, {"label": "Exhibition History", "content": "Conversations: African and African American Artworks in Dialogue - From the Collections of the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art and Camille O. and William H. Cosby, Jr., National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution, November 7, 2014-January 24, 2016"}, {"label": "Exhibition History", "content": "Ethiopian Icons: Faith and Science, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., January 31-October 5, 2003"}, {"label": "Published References", "content": "Harney, Elizabeth. 2003. Ethiopian Passages: Contemporary Art from the Diaspora. London: Philip Wilson; Washington, D.C.: National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution, p. 24, no. 5."}, {"label": "Published References", "content": "James, E. E. 2005. Technical Study of Ethiopian Icons, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution. Journal of the American Institute for Conservation. Washington, DC. 44 (1): 41, 46."}, {"label": "Published References", "content": "Kreamer, Christine Mullen. 2012. African Cosmos: Stellar Arts. Washington, D.C.: National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution; New York: Monacelli Press, p. 159, no. 8.4."}, {"label": "Published References", "content": "Kreamer, Christine Mullen and Adrienne L. Childs (eds). 2014. Conversations: African and African American Artworks in Dialogue from the Collections of the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art and Camille O. and William H. Cosby, Jr. Washington, D.C.: National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution, pp. 69, 101, 112, nos. 54, 63, pl. 41."}, {"label": "Content Statement", "content": "As part of our commitment to accessibility and transparency, the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art is placing its collection records online. Please note that some records are incomplete (missing image or content descriptions) and others reflect out-of-date language or systems of thought regarding how to engage with and discuss cultural heritage and the specifics of individual artworks. If you see content requiring immediate action, we will do our best to address it in a timely manner. Please email nmafacuratorial@si.edu if you have any questions."}, {"label": "Image Requests", "content": "High resolution digital images are not available for some objects. For publication quality photography and permissions, please contact the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives at https://africa.si.edu/research/eliot-elisofon-photographic-archives/"}], "creditLine": [{"label": "Credit Line", "content": "Gift of Ciro R. Taddeo"}], "name": [{"label": "Maker", "content": "Ethiopian Orthodox"}], "topic": [{"label": "Topic", "content": "equestrian"}, {"label": "Topic", "content": "mother and child"}, {"label": "Topic", "content": "snake"}, {"label": "Topic", "content": "cross"}, {"label": "Topic", "content": "sun"}, {"label": "Topic", "content": "horse"}, {"label": "Topic", "content": "moon"}, {"label": "Topic", "content": "angel"}], "place": [{"label": "Geography", "content": "Ethiopia"}], "physicalDescription": [{"label": "Medium", "content": "Distemper, gesso and cloth on wood"}, {"label": "Dimensions", "content": "H x W x D: 34.2 x 47 x 17 cm (13 7/16 x 18 1/2 x 6 11/16 in.)"}], "dataSource": [{"label": "Data Source", "content": "National Museum of African Art"}], "objectRights": [{"label": "Restrictions & Rights", "content": "CC0"}], "objectType": [{"label": "Type", "content": "Painting"}]}}, "url": "edanmdm:nmafa_98-3-2", "hash": "e9b141886fde3a5024d9fbc8b00ab11b9cd4b759", "docSignature": "0bf3876125a00d3e2f4569e2427d0d69", "timestamp": 1663781618, "lastTimeUpdated": 1656577805, "title": "Icon"}