Virgin & Child with St. George; Crucifixion; Descent into Limbo; & Saints.

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ETHIOPIAN Anonymous: Mary's handkerchief is an Ethiopian status symbol. The Christ child's book; Mary's hand gesture; and her shawl's decorative folds and star and cross ornaments derive from a Jesuit copy of an Italian engraving of a Santa Maria Maggiore icon.

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