Op de Grote Suriname tentoonstelling hing een bescheiden schilderijtje met een indrukwekkende en vooral uitzonderlijke scene in de Nederlandse schilderkunst. … More
Category: Africa
Uit de Black is beautiful cat, de 18e eeuw: kunstenaar Bernard Picart en de wereld
De verlichte kunstenaar Bernard Picart Verrassend waren, tijdens mijn onderzoek voor de tentoonstelling Black is beautiful, Rubens tot Dumas (2008), de werken … More
De heilige Sint Mauritius in Europa
Het martelaarschap van Sint Mauritius in het missaal van Bilzen. De meeste verzen en preken in dit missaal zijn geschreven … More
From the Black is beautiful. Rubens to Dumas catalogue: European nobility dressing up as ‘Moor’, ‘Ethiopian’, African or African continent
It is hardly common knowledge that, a few centuries ago, European High nobility liked to dress up as ‘Moor’, ‘Ethiopian’, … More
Tate Britain visit: Steve McQueen, Barok and 60 Years woman artists
Just over a week ago (2020 February), I wandered through Tate Britain in London for hours. In the first instance … More
From the Black is beautiful catalogue: Africa in the subconscious (1920-1960)
Because I receive more and more requests from abroad for the exhibition catalogue Black is beautiful, Rubens to Dumas from 2008, I … More
From the Black is beautiful catalogue: Black in the interwar years
Because I receive more and more requests from abroad for the exhibition catalogue Black is beautiful, Rubens to Dumas from 2008, I … More
Dance in Art (1). From the Black is beautiful catalogue: Jan Wiegers’ Bal Nègre
Jan Wiegers 1893 –1959 Bal Nègre 1930 Wax paint on canvas, 87 x 60 cm Groninger Museum Collection, on long-term loan from Stichting … More
From the Black is beautiful. Rubens to Dumas catalogue: Young woman with hat
Because I receive more and more requests from abroad for the exhibition catalogue Black is beautiful, Rubens to Dumas from 2008, I … More
From the Black is beautiful. Rubens to Dumas catalogue: King Balthazar
Nijmegen school King Balthazar ca. 1483 O/ p 40 x 24 cm Collection Rijksmuseum Amsterdam This Black King is called Balthazar by the … More
