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English: While Mary is most often depicted wearing a blue shawl, Ethiopian artists in the mid-16th century began painting the shawl red, a practice that related to their study of Cretan icons. The Ge'ez inscriptions found on the icons are instrumental in identifying specific individuals. For instance, St. Merkorewos traditionally rides a black, not a white horse; and the two monks holding prayer sticks are almost identical.
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Source https://africa.si.edu/collections/view/objects/asitem/items$0040:12450
Author Ethiopian Orthodox

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Mary with Child, Ethiopian, Early 16th century

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5 December 2006

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