"Ethiopians in 18th century church wall paintings" Topic

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Druzhina	11 Feb 2015 2:32 a.m. PST
Debre Birhan Selassie (Mountain of the Enlightened Trinity) Church in Gondar, Ethiopia An Ethiopian St George, mounted on a white horse, slays the dragon An Ethiopian St George mounted on a black horse, Debre Birhan Selassie Church The beheading of John the Baptist, and the new-born Jesus, Debre Birhan Selassie Church Ethiopian infantry with swords and muskets and cavalry Ethiopian cavalry, Church of Debra Berhan, Gondar. Do they represent the appearance of 18th century Ethiopian soldiers? MIRROR SITE Debre Birhan Selassie (Mountain of the Enlightened Trinity) Church in Gondar, Ethiopia Druzhina 18th Century Illustrations of Costume & Soldiers
KTravlos	11 Feb 2015 4:37 a.m. PST
These pictures are so lovely and bring a tear to my eye. The Eastern Roman techniques represented in such a beautiful way so far from Rome and Constantinople (Istnabul)
Grelber	11 Feb 2015 5:46 a.m. PST
I noticed the Byzantine influence, too. Grelber
chicklewis	11 Feb 2015 9:11 a.m. PST
I visited that Gondar church in 1975. Rode into town in the luggage box on top of the cab of an Ethiopian truck. I don't remember the last two paintings, they may have been on less accessible walls. Thanks for posting them !!
John the OFM	11 Feb 2015 7:16 p.m. PST
You do good work, Druzhina, bringing these to our attention. Keep it up. Can these be used as a guide to the more … irregular Abyssinians in Victorian Colonial times?
Druzhina	12 Feb 2015 12:03 a.m. PST
The last 2 panels are below the 3rd. This image shows the layout towards the left of these panels: From A photo essay of the wall paintings inside two Ethiopian churches which also has some images from Ura Kidane Mihret monastery. Druzhina Illustrations of Costume & Soldiers
Saginaw	13 Feb 2015 8:24 a.m. PST
AMAZING and BEAUTIFUL!! Just think of it! Depending on when in the 18th Century these were commissioned, the eastern seaboard of North America was either still a colony of the British Empire or fighting for its independence to eventually become the genesis of the United States, not to mention the sizable bulk of the continent as well as all of Central America and the Caribbean was the Viceroyalty of New Spain. AMAZING history intertwined! Thank you very much for sharing the links with us, Druzhina!

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