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Wall Painting with a Priest of Heaven

second half 17th century
Not on view
Returned to lender
This work of art was on loan to the museum and has since been returned to its lender.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Wall Painting with a Priest of Heaven
  • Date: second half 17th century
  • Culture: Ethiopian (Gondar, Ethiopia)
  • Medium: Paint on canvas remounted on cotton, fixed to frame during conservation
  • Dimensions: 49 5/8 × 15 15/16 × 13/16 in., 20 lb. (126 × 40.5 × 2 cm, 9.1 kg)
  • Classification: Paintings-Panels
  • Credit Line: Musée du Quai Branly–Jacques Chirac, (71.1931.74.3610)
  • Rights and Reproduction: © musée du quai Branly - Jacques Chirac, Dist. RMN-Grand Palais / Art Resource, NY
  • Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters