Black is beautiful

Images

01. Anonymous, Female Saint and Roman. 1520; oak with polychrome, 38,0 x 34,0 x 7,0 cm. Koninklijke Musea voor Kunst en Geschiedenis, Brussels, inv. nr. 2515.
02. Jan Harmensz. Muller after Hendrik Goltzius, Story of the Creation: Separate Light from Darkness. 1589; copper engraving, 48,0 x 32,5 cm. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.
03. Jacob de Gheyn the Younger, Three studies of an African man wearing a turban. 1605-1615; paper, pen en chalk, 20,1 x 32,0 cm. © Trustees of the British Museum.
04. Peter Paul Rubens, Caspar. 1609; oil on paper fixed onto panel, 54,0 x 48,0 cm. Private Collection, Courtesy of Jean-Luc Baroni Ltd.
05. Abraham Bloemaert, Baptism of the Eunuch. 1620-25; oil on canvas, 219,0 x 153,6 cm. Instituut Collectie Nederland, Rijswijk/Amsterdam, in loan to the Centraal Museum, Utrecht. Image & copyright Centraal Museum, Utrecht.
06. Jan van der Hoecke (attr.), Sibylle Agrippina. End 1630; oil on canvas, 106,5 x 80,0 cm. Gemäldegalerie, Stiftung museum kunst palast.
07. Rembrandt van Rijn, Buste of an African woman. ca. 1630; paper, etching, 9,7 x 7,7 cm. Teylers Museum, Haarlem.
08. Gaspar de Crayer, Study of a head. 1631-35; oil on canvas, 39,5x 32,7 cm. Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent.
09. Rembrandt van Rijn, A black drummer and Commander mounted on mules. 1637-38; paper, pen and chalk, 229,0 x 171,0 cm. © Trustees of the British Museum.
10. Albert Eckhout, African woman. 1641; oil on canvas, 291,0 x 200,0 x 9,0 cm. The National Museum of Denmark.
11. Albert Eckhout, African man. 1641; oil on canvas, 287,0 x 182,0 x 10,0 cm. The National Museum of Denmark.
12. Jacob Jordaens, Mozes and his Ethiopic wife. 1650; oil on canvas, 106,5 x 80,0 cm. Rubenshuis, Antwerpen © Collectiebeleid.
13. Frans van Mieris, Head of a black woman. ca. 1662; paper and chalk, 6,7 x 6,2 cm. © Trustees of the British Museum.
14. J.H. Egenberger, Portrait of De Ruyter and Jan Kompany. 1664; oil on canvas, 72,0 x 92,0 cm. Collectie Zeeuws Maritiem Museum, a loan to the Amsterdams Historisch Museum.
15. Jan Mijtens, Margaretha van Raepenhorst (died 1668). Echtgenote van Cornelis Tromp. 1668; oil on canvas, 136,0 x 104,5 cm. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.
16. Unknown atelier, Tableau with chinoiseries and figures in the style of Eckhout. 1690-1730; Glazed earthenware, panel made up of 78 tiles, with polychrome decor, 170 x 79 cm. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.
17. J. de Cock, An African boy with a city crown. 1704; marble, 94,7 x 47,0 cm. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.
18. Pieter van Ruyven, Ceiling piece Africa. 1714; oil on canvas, 198,5 x 204 x 5,0 cm. Stedelijk Museum De Lakenhal, Leiden.
19. Cornelis Troost, Portrait study of a black servant. 1747; paper and pastel, 373,0 x 263,0 cm. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.
20. Anonymous, Susanna Dumion. 1813; paper and chalk, 35,8 x 32,0 cm. Teylers Museum, Haarlem.
21. Conrad Leich, Portrait of Jan Kooij/Jan Kooi. 1882; oil on canvas, 71,0 x 54,0 cm. Museum Bronbeek.
22. Simon Maris, Black girl. 1885-1922; oil on canvas, 41,0 x 29,0 cm. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.
23. Isaac Israëls, Sleeping women. ca. 1900; paper, pencil, aquarelle, 23,0 x 31,0 cm. Collectie Gemeentemuseum Den Haag.
24. Isaac Israëls, Battling Siki. 1914-15; oil on canvas, 124,0 x 98,0 cm. Centraal Museum, Utrecht. Image & copyright Centraal Museum, Utrecht, Ernst Moritz.
25. Nola Hatterman, On the terrace. 1930; oil on canvas. Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, in loan to the Amsterdams Historisch Museum.
26. Karel Appel, Portrait of a black man. 1945; paper, ink and chalk, 29,5 x 21,8 cm. Collectie Gemeentemuseum Den Haag.
27. Jacob Zekveld, Black Head of State. 1966; enamel paint on canvas, 100,0 x 119,5 cm. Collectie Groninger Museum, Groningen.
28. Marlene Dumas, The Supermodel. 1995; litho, 66,0 x 51,5 cm. Collectie De Nederlandsche Bank.
29. Gillion Grantsaan, Landgenoten. 1996; paper and pencil, 60,0 x 40,0 cm. Private collection Dhr. G. Grantsaan, Amsterdam.
30. Ina van Zyl, Cinderella. 1999; oil on canvas, 50,0 x 70,0 cm. Collectie De Nederlandsche Bank.

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