Black Women in the Rijksmuseum’s Sixteenth- and Seventeenth-Century Collection

The few studies of the depiction of Black people in Western art have focused primarily on the rendering of Black men. This article discusses the depictions of Black women in the Rijksmuseum’s collection, specifically in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, from the moment that Europeans and Afr...

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Main Authors: Stephanie Archangel, Maria Holtrop
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Rijksmuseum Publications Department 2024-03-01
Series:The Rijksmuseum Bulletin
Online Access:https://bulletin.rijksmuseum.nl/article/view/18948