Abebaw Ayalew

22 November 2012 / Acting Archives

part I

part II

Abebaw Ayalew delivers a lecture focused on traditional Ethiopian painting, spanning from the early period of Christianity to the present day. With the help of slides, he plots the evolution of iconographic themes over time. The presentation also highlights Ethiopia’s political and economic relationship with other countries, as illustrated by the influence that these relationships exert on Ethiopian painting, an influence that continues today.