About: Ethiopian art

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Ethiopian art refers to any form of ancient and contemporary art made in Ethiopia tracing from the 4th century until the 20th century. It can be divided into two broad groupings. First comes a distinctive tradition of Christian art, mostly for churches, in forms including painting, crosses, icons, illuminated manuscripts, and other metalwork such as crowns. Secondly, there are popular arts and crafts such as textiles, basketry and jewelry, in which Ethiopian traditions are closer to those of other peoples in the region. Its history goes back almost three thousand years to the kingdom of D'mt. The Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church has been the predominant religion in Ethiopia for over 1500 years, for most of this period in very close relation, or union, with the Coptic Christianity of Egyp

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  • El arte etíope es la manifestación en el arte de la civilización etíope, una civilización cristiana​ africana que se desarrolló durante milenios de forma relativamente aislada (desde el siglo VII la expansión del islam la separó del resto de la cristiandad). Véase también: Cultura de Etiopía Las principales expresiones artísticas han sido la arquitectura, la pintura y la orfebrería.​ (es)
  • Ethiopian art refers to any form of ancient and contemporary art made in Ethiopia tracing from the 4th century until the 20th century. It can be divided into two broad groupings. First comes a distinctive tradition of Christian art, mostly for churches, in forms including painting, crosses, icons, illuminated manuscripts, and other metalwork such as crowns. Secondly, there are popular arts and crafts such as textiles, basketry and jewelry, in which Ethiopian traditions are closer to those of other peoples in the region. Its history goes back almost three thousand years to the kingdom of D'mt. The Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church has been the predominant religion in Ethiopia for over 1500 years, for most of this period in very close relation, or union, with the Coptic Christianity of Egypt, so that Coptic art has been the main formative influence on Ethiopian church art. (en)
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  • El arte etíope es la manifestación en el arte de la civilización etíope, una civilización cristiana​ africana que se desarrolló durante milenios de forma relativamente aislada (desde el siglo VII la expansión del islam la separó del resto de la cristiandad). Véase también: Cultura de Etiopía Las principales expresiones artísticas han sido la arquitectura, la pintura y la orfebrería.​ (es)
  • Ethiopian art refers to any form of ancient and contemporary art made in Ethiopia tracing from the 4th century until the 20th century. It can be divided into two broad groupings. First comes a distinctive tradition of Christian art, mostly for churches, in forms including painting, crosses, icons, illuminated manuscripts, and other metalwork such as crowns. Secondly, there are popular arts and crafts such as textiles, basketry and jewelry, in which Ethiopian traditions are closer to those of other peoples in the region. Its history goes back almost three thousand years to the kingdom of D'mt. The Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church has been the predominant religion in Ethiopia for over 1500 years, for most of this period in very close relation, or union, with the Coptic Christianity of Egyp (en)
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  • Ethiopian art (en)
  • Arte etíope (es)
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