Untitled [Christ the Teacher]
Maker
Unknown, Ethiopian
MediumLeather/Skin, pigment, vellum
Dimensions10 1/2” x 68”
Credit LineGift of Timothy Sullivan ‘89
Object numberAF2007.51.SUL
DescriptionPainting on vellum depicting “Christ the Teacher.” Five scenes are depicted. At the top, the crowned Virgin Mary appears among the Trinity with the Holy Ghost as a dove above her head. Next is Christ upon a donkey riding into Jerusalem while Zacchaeus, the short tax collector, perches in a tree. Next is Christ preaching. Next is the Last Supper, and the final image is an elder preaching.
ClassificationsPaintings
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