On Saturday afternoon, The Getty Museum invited a few friends to view the newest acquisition: a rate Ethiopian Gospel book, written in the Ge'ez language and illuminated in the profoundly expressive style that characterizes Ethiopian painting. The image of the seated evangelist John is an excellent example of the Gunda Gunde style of manuscript painting. Following the reception, we were treated to a docent tour of the exhibition, Faces of Power and Piety: Medieval Portraiture, showing through October 26, 2008. What a marvelous contrast to modern portraiture. http://www.getty.edu/
Monday, October 6, 2008
The Getty Museum
On Saturday afternoon, The Getty Museum invited a few friends to view the newest acquisition: a rate Ethiopian Gospel book, written in the Ge'ez language and illuminated in the profoundly expressive style that characterizes Ethiopian painting. The image of the seated evangelist John is an excellent example of the Gunda Gunde style of manuscript painting. Following the reception, we were treated to a docent tour of the exhibition, Faces of Power and Piety: Medieval Portraiture, showing through October 26, 2008. What a marvelous contrast to modern portraiture. http://www.getty.edu/
