Art of ethiopia - from the origins to the golden age

Discover the captivating world of Ethiopian art in Art of Ethiopia - From the Origins to the Golden Age. With its unique blend of modernist geometry and esoteric influence, this beautifully illustrated book unveils the rich history and stunning masterpieces that make Ethiopian Christian art one of Africa's most creative and unexplored treasures.

Ethiopian art is immediately identified by the modernist geometric twist of its painting and the varied shapes of its crosses. A uniqueness one finds in the luminism of its early painting in the 6th century, preceding by far the oriental developments of Christian art, and kept throughout its Golden Century (15th century), marked by the colorism of illuminators and the graphics of icon painters, curious about the outside world, in particular Italian and Cretan arts. The following centuries still bear remnants of this heritage. The tremendous richness of patterns and techniques make Ethiopia the m