COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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The AMICA Library
Collection
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AMICA ID:
CMA_.1999.212
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CMA_.1999.212
AMICA ID
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AMICA Library Year:
2001
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2001
AMICA Library Year
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Object Type:
Books
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Books
Object Type
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Creator Nationality:
African; East African; Ethiopian
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African; East African; Ethiopian
Creator Nationality
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Creator Name-CRT:
Central Ethiopia, 15th Century
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Central Ethiopia, 15th Century
Creator Name-CRT
false
Title:
Single Leaf from a Gospel Book with a Portrait of St. Luke
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Single Leaf from a Gospel Book with a Portrait of St. Luke
Title
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Title Type:
Primary
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Primary
Title Type
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View:
Full View
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Full View
View
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Creation Date:
c. 1440-1480
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c. 1440-1480
Creation Date
false
Creation Start Date:
1440
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1440
Creation Start Date
false
Creation End Date:
1480
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1480
Creation End Date
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Materials and Techniques:
ink and tempera on vellum
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ink and tempera on vellum
Materials and Techniques
false
Classification Term:
Manuscript
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Manuscript
Classification Term
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Creation Place:
Central Ethiopia
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Central Ethiopia
Creation Place
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Dimensions:
Sheet: 37cm x 25cm
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Sheet: 37cm x 25cm
Dimensions
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AMICA Contributor:
The Cleveland Museum of Art
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The Cleveland Museum of Art
AMICA Contributor
false
Owner Location:
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Owner Location
false
ID Number:
1999.212
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1999.212
ID Number
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Credit Line:
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
Credit Line
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Rights:
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<a href="http://www.clemusart.com/museum/disclaim2.html"target="_new">http://www.clemusart.com/museum/disclaim2.html</a>
Rights
false
Context:
Ethiopia represents one of the oldest branches of the Christian faith. Christianity arrived in Ethiopia during the 4th century, well before reaching northern Europe. Typical of icon and manuscript painting in Ethiopia, this leaf is decorated with bright colors and a joyous interplay of geometric pattern. The full-page miniature depicts the Evangelist Luke, with his symbol, the Ox, within the arch above. The short text is in geez (the ancient Ethiopic language), and consists of the opening lines of the gospel of Luke.All manuscript and icon painting in Ethiopia was confined to monasteries. The painting style of this leaf relates it to the Ewostathian monastic community of Central Ethiopia. The artists of this community rose to prominence under the scholar-emperor Zara Yaeqob (1434-1468), who commission-ed many of them to produce books and icons for the court. This leaf draws its inspiration from the most important monastic painter, Fre Seyon, who was enormously influential between about 1450 and 1500.
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Ethiopia represents one of the oldest branches of the Christian faith. Christianity arrived in Ethiopia during the 4th century, well before reaching northern Europe. Typical of icon and manuscript painting in Ethiopia, this leaf is decorated with bright colors and a joyous interplay of geometric pattern. The full-page miniature depicts the Evangelist Luke, with his symbol, the Ox, within the arch above. The short text is in geez (the ancient Ethiopic language), and consists of the opening lines of the gospel of Luke.All manuscript and icon painting in Ethiopia was confined to monasteries. The painting style of this leaf relates it to the Ewostathian monastic community of Central Ethiopia. The artists of this community rose to prominence under the scholar-emperor Zara Yaeqob (1434-1468), who commission-ed many of them to produce books and icons for the court. This leaf draws its inspiration from the most important monastic painter, Fre Seyon, who was enormously influential between about 1450 and 1500.
Context
false
Related Image Identifier Link:
CMA_.1999.212.tif
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CMA_.1999.212.tif
Related Image Identifier Link
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