Black in Rembrandt's time / editors, Elmer Kolfin, Epco Runia ; text, Stephanie Archangel, Elmer Kolfin, Mark Ponte, Epco Runia, Marieke de Winkel, David de Witt ; translation, David McKay, Open Book Translations, Lynne and Paul Richards, Kist & Kilian.
Publisher:
WBOOKS ;
Copyright Date:
2020
Description:
135 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps, plan, color portraits ; 28 cm
Catalog of the exhibition "HERE. Black in Rembrandt's Time" held in The Rembrandt House Museum, Amsterdam, March 5-May 31, 2020 Includes bibliographical references.
Contents:
Foreword -- Introduction -- Black by Rembrandt -- Black in the art of Rembrandt's time / Elmer Kolfin -- Dom Miquel / Elmer Kollfin -- Stereotypes / Epco Runia -- Black in Amsterdam around 1650 / Mark Ponte -- Pieter Claesz Bruin and Lijsbeth Pieters / Mark Ponte -- Christiaan Van Africa / Marieke de Winkel -- Did Black people recognize themselves in the images on the streets? / Elmer Kolfin -- 'As if they were mere beasts' / Stephanie Archangel -- Zabynaja: a Black woman plays the leading role before Rembrandt -- The Black presence in the art of Rembrandt and his circle / David de Witt -- Here and now -- Works in the exhibition.
Summary:
"An in-depth look at the depiction of black people by Rembrandt and his contemporaries. Documents an exhibition at the Rembrandt House Museum in Amsterdam from March 6 - May 31, 2020. This exhibition catalogue tells the story of the black community in 17th century Dutch society and reveals how attitudes to race were expressed in the portrayal of black figures in Dutch art. Black people were present in 17th-century Holland, both in society and in art. This subject has long remained in the shadows, a situation this ground-breaking exhibition addresses. Rembrandt and many of his contemporaries made magnificent works of art that depict people of color. There was a small community of around 80 free black people of color living in the Jodenbreestraat neighborhood of Amsterdam during Rembrandt's lifetime. Painters during this period portrayed individual black models from life, and in a number of cases they formed the main subject of the art work. This book explores the conditions that gave rise to these remarkable works of art and the reasons the public image of black people changed from about 1660 onward. It tells the stories of the Dutch artists who aimed to capture their multi-racial world, and the impact of transatlantic slavery"--Publisher description
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.