"This publication accompanies the exhibition Revealing the African Presence in Renaissance Europe, held at the Walters Art Museum from October 14, 2012, to January 21, 2013, and at the Princeton University Art Museum from February 16 to June 9, 2013." Includes bibliographical references.
Contents:
Foreword / Gary Vikan -- Introduction / Joaneath Spicer -- The lives of African slaves and people of African descent in Renaissance Europe / Kate Lowe -- European perceptions of blackness as reflected in the visual arts -- Joaneath Spicer -- "Leo Africanus" presents Africa to Europeans / Natalie Zemon Davis -- Free men and women of African ancestry in Renaissance Europe / Joaneath Spicer -- Visual representations of an elite: African ambassadors and rulers in Renaissance Europe / Kate Lowe -- Afterword / Ben Vinson III.
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