The Image of the Black in Western Art, Volume II: From the Early Christian Era to the “Age of Discovery,” Part 2: Africans in the Christian Ordinance of the World

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BOOKThe Image of the Black in Western Art, Volume II: From the Early Christian Era to the “Age of Discovery,” Part 2: Africans in the Christian Ordinance of the World

David Bindman (Editor), Henry Louis Gates Jr. (Editor)

https://doi.org/10.37862/aaeportal.00138

Stable URL: https://aaeportal.com/?id=-16966

In the 1960s, art patron Dominique de Menil founded an image archive showing the ways that people of African descent have been represented in Western art. Highlights from her collection appeared in three large-format volumes that quickly became collector’s items. A half-century later, Harvard University Press and the Du Bois Institute are proud to publish a complete set of ten sumptuous books, including new editions of the original volumes and two additional ones.

Africans in the Christian Ordinance of the World, written by a small team of French scholars, has established itself as a classic in the field of medieval art. The most striking development in this period was the gradual emergence of the black Magus, invariably a figure of great dignity, in the many representations of the Adoration of the Magi by the greatest masters of the time. The new introduction by Paul Kaplan provides a fresh perspective on the image of the black in medieval European art and contextualizes the classic essays on the subject.

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David Bindman (Editor), Henry Louis Gates Jr. (Editor)

PublisherHarvard University Press

Print publication date November 2010 (in print)

Print ISBN 9780674052581

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List of illustrations

Portrait of Fath Khan, son of Malik Ambar
Frederick II and His Imperial Subjects
Frederick II and His Imperial Subjects, detail of four black Africans
Martyrdom of St. Mark
St. Michael Defeating an Attack on Constantinople
Pentecost
Egyptians, detail of the Pentecost
Head of a Black African (Johannes Maurus?)
The "False Frederick" and his Retainers
The Magi Before Herod
Adoration of the Magi
Adoration of the Magi
Coronation of the Virgin with a Black African Donor
Donor, detail of the Coronation of the Virgin with a Black African Donor
Armorial panel of Jacob of Reinach and his first wife, Eva von Schonau
Armorial bearings of the bishopric of Freising. Decorated initial. "Liber praediorum," fol. 1 (detail)
Armorial bearings of the bishopric of Freising. Decorated initial. "Liber praediorum," fol. 94r (detail)
Armorial bearings of Kirchberg family. Zurich Roll of Arms (detail)
Armorial bearings of Heinrich von Morungen. "Weingartner Liederhandschrift," p. 80
Armorial bearings of the "holy kings" of Cologne. Universal Armorial of the Geire Herald (Claes Heinen), fol. 28v
Banners of Sardinia and Corsica associated with the arms of the king of Aragon. Universal Armorial of the Gelre Herald (Claes Heinen), fol. 62v
From left to right: Armorial bearings of Jonge H'Man van Mekeren (Gelderland), Jan van Ranst (Brabant), H'Buria van Jupli, H'Henric van Haerd (Hesse), J'Librecht van Meldert (Brabant), He'van Moerkirke (Flanders), H'Jacop V'Vkane (France), A. van Stevoort. Universal Armorial of the Gelre Herald (Claes Heinen), fols. 90v, 74r, 106r, 97r, 74r, 82v, 48v, 107r (details)
Armorial bearings of Ubertino da Carrara. P. P. Vergerius, "Liber de principibus Carrariensibus et gestis eorum," fol. 26v
Wild Men and Moors
Wild Men and Moors, detail
Adoration of the Magi
Adoration of the Magi and four prophets
Adoration of the Magi
Adoration of the Magi
Melancholy, detail
John of Oppava. St. Matthew's mission in Ethiopia. "Evangelistary," fol. 1v
Adoration of the Magi
First decan of Aries. Albumasaar, "Treatise on Astrology," fol. 6v (detail)
First decan of Aries. Albumasaar, "Treatise on Astrology," fol. 4r
Second decan of Aquarius. Albumaser, "Treatise on Astrology," fol. 29v
First decan of Aries. Albumasar, "Treatise on Astrology," fol. 11 bisv (detail)
Second decan of Aquarius. Albumaser, "Treatise on Astrology," fol. 17v (detail)
Third decan of Aquarius. Albusamar, "Treatise on Astrology," fol. 17v (detail)
Martyrdom of St. Matthew. "Martyrology," fol. 94r (detail)
Martyrdom of St. Maurice. "Martyrology," fol. 94v (detail)
Queen of Sheba. Conrad Kyeser, "Bellifortis," fol. 122r
St. Gregory the Moor and St. Gereon, detail of the central panel of a triptych
St. Gereon and his companions in the Theban Legion. Fragment of an altarpiece wing
Detail of St. Gereon and his companions in the Theban Legion
Adoration of the Magi, detail
Adoration of the Magi, historiated initial
Adoration of the Magi, two altarpiece panels
Adoration of the Kings. Middle panel of the Twelfth Night Altarpiece
Adoration of the Magi, left wing of an altarpiece
Black King
Meeting of the Magi. John of Hildesheim, "Die Heiligen Drige Kunige," fol. 13v
Magi's dreams. John of Hildesheim, "Die Heiligen Drige Kunige," fol. 20r
Burial place of the Three Kings. John of Hildesheim, "Die Heilegen Drige Kunige," fol. 38r
St. Thomas baptizing the Magi
The Magi founding a city on the hill of Vaus
Moses fighting in the Land of the Blacks, where he finds a wife. "Historiated Bible," fol. 107r
The black bride of the Song of Songs. Krumlov Compilation, p. 256 (detail).
Solomon worshipping idols. "Speculum humanae salvationis," fol. 16r, detail
Apparition of the Star to the Magi. "Speculum humanae salvationis," fol. 31r (detail)
Solomon worshipping idols. Hans Vintier, "Die Blumen der Tugend," fol. 6r
Envoys of the Antichrist preaching before the kings of Libya and Ethiopia. "Antichrist," fol. 2v
King of the Moors submitting to the Antichrist. "Antichrist," fol. 5r
Fabulous figures and black men marching toward the Antichrist. Adoration of the Antichrist. "Antichrist," fol. 4r
Armorial bearings of Prester John. Ulrich Richental, "Das Konzil zu Konstanz," fol. 130r (detail)
Armorial bearings of the Great Khan and his vassals, including Ethiopia and "Rex Morot." Ulrich Richental, "Das Konzil zu Konstanz," fol. 130v
Armorial bearings of the Count of Anthonis (Greek), of the Duke of Aschalott (Walachia), of the Duke of Zaltaygen (Greek), and of Alexander of Littow (Greek). Ulrich Richental, "Das Konzil zu Konstanze," fols. 135r and 135v (details)
Armorial bearings of the king of "Ybernia." "Conciliumbuch zu Costantz," fol. 101r (detail)
Armorial bearings of the king of "Ybernia." "Conciliumbuch zu Costantz," fol. 101r (detail)
Armorial bearings of the Magi-Kings. Ulrich Richental, "Das Konzil zu Konstanz," fol. 70r
Tomb of St. Thomas
Tower of King David. Armorial of Conrad Grünenberg, p. 3
Armorial bearings of the emperor of "Argyle." Armorial of Conrad Grünenberg, p. 83
Crests on display the day before a tourney. Armorial of Conrad Grünenberg, p. 233
Prester John and his vassals. Armorial of Conrad Grünenberg, p. 53
Armorial of Conrad Grünenberg, p. 68 (armorial bearings of the king of "Kanoppat" top row, middle)
Seven deadly sins. "Mélagnes théologiques," fol. 57v (detail)
Torment of the damned. Guillaume de Digulleville, "Pèlerinage de la vie humaine, de l'âme et de Jésus-Christ," fol. 117r (detail)
Torment of the damned. Guillaume de Digulleville, "Pèlerinage de la vie humaine, de l'âme et de Jésus-Christ," fol. 121r (detail)
Loosing of the four angels of the Euphrates and the invasion of horsemen. "Apocolypse en français," fol. 28r
Invasion of locusts. "Apocolypse en français," fol. 27r
King of Babylon grasping the seventh cup. "Apocolypse en français," fol. 52v
The Death Sentence
Scourging. Passion and Martyrdom of St. Sulpice, left lancet, lowest medallion
Scourging. "Très Belles Heures de Notre-Dameè of the Duke of Berry, p. 197
Eucharistic legend. Predella of an altarpiece, detail
Saracens retreating before the monstrance raised aloft by St. Clare. Altarpiece panel, detail
Torturing of the fifty philosophers of Alexandria, detail of the a panel of the St. Catherine Altarpiece
Capture of Antioch. William of Tyre, "Histoire de la Terre d'Outremer," fol. 57r (detail)
Defeat of the prince of Egypt. William of Tyre, "Histoire de la Terre d'Outremer," fol. 119r (detail)
Charlemagne's siege of Agen, "Chroniques de Francer," vol. 1, fol. 168v (detail)
Capture of Damietta. Joinville, "Vie de Saint Louis," p. 83
Crusaders fighting Saracens, detail
Abraham accuses Abimelech's servant. "Bible of Jean de Sy," fol. 34v (bottom of page)
Alliance between Abraham and Abimelech at Beer-Sheba. "Bible of Jean de Sy," fol. 34r (bottom of page)
Miracle of the Black Leg from the Predella of the Altarpiece of St. Cosmas and St. Damian (left panel)
Martyrdom of St. Cosmas and St. Damian. Predella of the Altarpiece of St. Cosmas and St. Damian
Fortune between Eur and Meseur. Christine de Pisan, "Mutacion de Fortune," fol. 16r (detail)
Satan. "Dante, "La Divina Commedia: Inferno," fol. 93r.
Trial by Fire
Pentecost
Cleopatra. "Abreviamen de las Estorias," fol. 15v (detail)
Synchronological table of ancient rulers. "Abreviamen de las Estorias," fol. 10v (detail)
Encirclement of Lesser Armenia by Muslim forces. Marino Sanudo, "Liber secretorum fidelium crucis," fol. 14r (bottom of page)
Encirclement of the sultan of Egypt by crusaders and Christians of Nubia. Marino Sanudo, "Liber secretorum fidelium crucis," fol. 14r (bottom of page)
Map of the Black Sea (south at the top). Marino Sanudo, "Liber secretorum fidelium crucis," fol. 107r
World map (east at the top. Marino Sanudo, "Liber secretorum fidelium crucis," fols. 112v–113r
Portolano
Catalan Atlas
King of Mali, detail from "Catalan Atlas," fol. 3r
Portolano (detail)
Princes of the Orient at the court of Dame Fortune. Thomas II of Saluzzo, "Le Chevalier Errant," fol. 162r
Coronation of Hannibal. Titus Livius, "Histoire de Rome," vol. II, fol. 1
Gluttony: banquet of the Great Khan. "Tractatus de septem vitiis," fol. 13r
Julius Caesar and Attendants (from the Nine Heroes Tapestries), detail of black musician
Muhammad preaching. Boccaccio, "Des cas des nobles hommes et femmes," fol. 357v (detail)
Muhammad preaching. Boccaccio, "Des cas des nobles hommes et femmes," vo. 1, fol. 147r (detail)
Phaedria asks Parmenon to send two slaves to Thais. Terence, "Comedies (The Eunuch)," fol. 51v (detail)
Martyrdom of St. Mark. "Très Riches Heures" of the Duke of Berry, fol. 19v
Multiplication of the loaves. "Très Riches Heures" of the Duke of Berry, fol. 168v
David proclaiming the glory of God. "Très Riches Heures" of the Duke of Berry, fol. 27v (detail)
The apostles preaching. "Très Riches Heures" of the Duke of Berry, fol. 28r (detail)
Christ being led to the praetorium. "Très Riches Heures" of the Duke of Berry, fol. 143r (detail)
Detail of Meeting of the Magi. "Très Riches Heures" of the Duke of Berry, fol. 51v
Adoration of the Magi, detail
Multiplication of the loaves, detail. "Très Riches Heures" of the Duke of Berry, fol. 168v
Meeting of the Magi. "Très Riches Heures" of the Duke of Berry, fol. 51v
Adoration of the Magi
Queen of Sheba fording the Stream of Kedron. "Hours of the Catherine of Cleves," fol. 109r
Exaltation of the Cross. "Très Riches Heures" of the Duke of Berry, fol. 193r
Adoration of the Magi
Cortege of the Queen of Sheba
Two black boys in the cortege, detail of Cortege of the Queen of Sheba
The Adoration of the Magi, detail
Episode from the "Chason de Roland": baptism of Otinel by Bishop Turpin
Head of a black
Episode from an Arthurian legend: group of knights (fragment)
St. Paul preaching. Predella of the altarpiece of the high altar (detai)
St. Dominic of Silos and the release of captives
John VIII Palaeologus leaving Constantinople and his meeting with Pope Eugenius IV in Ferrara
Pope Eugenius IV giving the Bull of Union to the Ethiopians. Arrival of the Ethiopians and the Copts in Rome
Journey of the Magi, detail of the bowman in the cortege
Journey of the Magi (with portraits of the Medici family)
Catalan world map
So-called Genoese planisphere
Prester John and his kingdom, detail of So-called Genoese planisphere
West Africa, detail of So-called Genoese planisphere
Prester John. So-called Genoese planisphere
World map (south at the top)
Nile vally, detail of World map (south at the top)
Conversion of the Ethiopian eunuch. Bible of Evert van Zoudenbalch, vol. II, fol. 81v
Black bride of the Song of Songs. Bible of Evert van Zoudenbalch, vol. I, fol. 298v
Adoration of the Magi
Adoration of the Magi, altarpiece wing, upper part
Adoration of the Magi
Adoration of the Magi
The Magi/Kings, detail of Archbishop Dietrich von Mörs's funerary monument
Adoration of the Magi, detail of a black king
Adoration of the Magi
Adoration of the Magi, detail
Adoration of the Magi, detail
Conversion of a Saracen. Jehan Germain, "Débat du Chrétien et du Sarrasin," fol. 14v
Departure of the Argonauts. "Roman de Troie," fol. 31r (detail)
Marriage of Philippa of Catania to Raymond de Campagne. Boccaccio, "Des cas des nobles hommes et femmes," fol. 347r
Death of Paris. Eighth piece in a series of tapestries on the Trojan War (detail)
Detail of Death of Paris. Eighth piece in a series of tapestries on the Trojan War (detail)
Alexander's battle with Porus, drawing after a tapestry in the "Story of Alexander" (detail)
Episodes from the life of Alexander the Great: Alexander plumbs the depths of the ocean and the attack of the wild men
Ambassadors of the Great Khan before King Mabrien. "Renaud de Montauban," fol. 387r
St. Francis of Assisi before the Sultan of Egypt, from Altarpiece of the Lives of the Virgin and Saint Francis
St. Francis of Assisi before the Sultan of Egypt, detail, from Altarpiece of the Lives of the Virgin and Saint Francis
Archangel Michael fighting the Saracens. Altarpiece panel
St. James Matamoros
Adoration of the Magi, detail of head of a black king
Adoration of the Magi in the Floreins triptych, detail of head of a black king
Head of the black king. Altarpiece of the Tanners' Guild, called the Seven Joys of the Virgin
Adoration of the Magi, detail of head of the black king
Seven Joys of Mary
Seven Joys of Mary, detail
Adoration of the Magi, detail
Adoration of the Magi
Adoration of the Magi
Cortege of the Magi. Altarpiece fragment
Adoration of the Magi
Adoration of the Magi, fragment
Black king (detail)
Black serving man (detail)
Half-length view of the black king
Adoration of the Magi
Adoration of the Kings
Adoration of the Kings, detail
Adoration of the Magi, detail
Adoration of the Magi
Adoration of the Magi, detail of a carved altarpeice
Adoration of the Magi
Adoration of the Magi
Adoration of the Magi, detail
Adoration of the Magi
Adoration of the Magi
Adoration of the Magi, detail of right wing
Adoration of the Magi
Adoration of the Magi, detail
Adoration of the Magi, detail
Prince Massimiliano Sforza having a meal. Aelius Donatus, "Garmmatica," fol. 26r
Allegorical scene. "La historia elle cose fate dallo invictissimo duca Francesco Sforza," book I, lower margin of the title page
Putti and two female onlookers, detail
Judith with the head of Holofernes
Miracle of the True Cross, detail of gondolier
Meeting of Ursula and the Prince, detail
Meeting of Etherius and Ursula and the Departure of the Pilgrims, from the St. Ursula Cycle, detail
Black serving woman, detail of Birh of the Virgin
Group of six black musicians, detail of Marriage of St. Ursula to Prince Conan. Panel of the Santa Auta Altarpiece
Laura Dianti
Birh of the Virgin
Calendar, month of January. "Book of Hours" of Dom Manuel, fol. 5v (detail)
Marriage of St. Ursula to Prince Conan. Panel of the Santa Auta Altarpiece
Musicians
Triumph of Caesar. "Romuleon," fol. 170r
Crucifixion, detail of group of musicians
Moorish dancer
Our Lady of Mercy
Our Lady of Mercy, detail
Detail of Triptych of the "Descent from the Cross," with St. Michael and St. Anthony
Triptych of the "Descent from the Cross," with St. Michael and St. Anthony
The Resurrection of Lazarus. Panel from reredos of Isabel la Católica (Isabel the Catholic) with scenes from the life of Christ
Multiplication of the Loaves. Panel from reredos of Isabel la Católica (Isabel the Catholic) with scenes from the life of Christ
Christ Before Pilate (detail). Panel of the altarpiece of the high altar
Miracle of the Black Leg, altarpiece panel
Miracle of the Black Leg
Miracles of the Medical Saints Cosme and Damien
Miracle of the Black Leg
Author delivering his book to the grand master of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem
Burning of the Bones of St. John the Baptist
Armorial bearings of the Pucci family
Tilting at the quintain (detail)
Letter from the chancellory of Maximilian I ennobling the Winkler von Mohrenfels family
Wild man holding two shields
St. George
Playing cards: king in the parrot series
Playing cards: knave in the parrot series
Armorial bearings of the Dürer family
Anton Tucher II and his wife Anna Reich
Armorial bearings of Hartmann Schedel
World Map. Hartmann Schedel, "Liber Chronicarum" (A. Koberger: Nuremberg, German edition), fols. XIIv–XIIIr
Stabius, terrestrial globe
Planisphere. "Insularium illustratum," fols. 68v–69r
Lineage of Ham. Hartmann Schedel, "Liber Chronicarum" (A. Koberger: Nuremberg, Latin edition), fols. XIVv–XVr
Lybian Sibyl
Tree of Jesse, detail
Tree of Jesse, detail
Tree of Jesse, detail of the black King
Tree of Jesse, detail
Amazonia. "Les Secrets de l'histoire naturelle contenant les merveilles et choses mémorables du monde," fol. 2r
Ethiopia. "Les Secrets de l'histoire naturelle contenant les merveilles et choses mémorables du monde," fol. 20r
Crucifixion
The Last Judgment
The Last Judgment, detail of group of the elect
The Last Judgment, detail of group of the damned
The Last Judgment, detail of group of the elect
Baptism of the Ethiopian eunuch
Detail of The Supper at Emmaus
The Last Supper, Abraham and Melchizedek, Moses receiving manna
The Supper at Emmaus
The Garden of Earthly Delights
The Garden of Earthly Delights, detail
The Garden of Earthly Delights, detail
The Garden of Earthly Delights, Garden panel, detail
The Garden of Earthly Delights, detail of central panel
Garden of Earthly Delights, detail of central panel
Map of the Old and New Worlds (detail)
The Cantino planisphere
Fort of Elmina, detail of the Cantino planisphere
Natives of Guinea, Algoa, Arabia, and India
Natives of Africa and India
Tapestry of the Indies: giraffes
Triumph of the King of Cochin
Triumph of the King of Cochin
Triumpoh of Emperor Maximilian I, pl. 124: procession of the peoples from Calicut
Portrait of Katharina
Portrait of a black man

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David Bindman (Editor), Henry Louis Gates Jr. (Editor)

The Image of the Black in Western Art, Volume II: From the Early Christian Era to the “Age of Discovery,” Part 2: Africans in the Christian Ordinance of the World

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Preface to The Image of the Black in Western Art

David Bindman (Editor), Henry Louis Gates Jr. (Editor)

The Image of the Black in Western Art, Volume II: From the Early Christian Era to the “Age of Discovery,” Part 2: Africans in the Christian Ordinance of the World

The Image of the Black in Western Art was conceived by the late Dominique Schlumberger de Menil (1908–1997) and her husband, John (1904–1973), fifty years ago. The de Menils were known internationally for their patronage of artists such as René Magritte and Max Ernst as early as the 1930s, and eventually for the size and range of their art collection. Their passion for...

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David Bindman (Editor), Henry Louis Gates Jr. (Editor)

The Image of the Black in Western Art, Volume II: From the Early Christian Era to the “Age of Discovery,” Part 2: Africans in the Christian Ordinance of the World

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Introduction to the New Edition

Paul H. D. Kaplan

The Image of the Black in Western Art, Volume II: From the Early Christian Era to the “Age of Discovery,” Part 2: Africans in the Christian Ordinance of the World

Before 1979, when the medieval section of the Menil Foundation’s The Image of the Black volumes first appeared, nothing of a systematic or comprehensive nature had been published on this topic, which most mainstream...

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Chapter subject tags:Art, MedievalAfricans in artArt and historyChristian art and symbolism--Medieval, 500-1500Civilization, Medieval

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1. The Shield and the Crown

Jean Devisse and Michel Mollat and William Granger Ryan (Translator)

The Image of the Black in Western Art, Volume II: From the Early Christian Era to the “Age of Discovery,” Part 2: Africans in the Christian Ordinance of the World

The first part of this volume devoted a good deal of attention to the imperial areas of Europe, a procedure dictated by the iconographic evidences found both in the Carolingian sphere and in the Germanic Empire that followed. We have seen that a wealth of themes and myths grew up around the color black, the Aethiops, Prester John, the Queen of Sheba, and the Magi, and we followed the emergence and...

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Jean Devisse and Michel Mollat and William Granger Ryan (Translator)

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Chapter subject tags:Art, MedievalHeraldryAfricans in artChristian art and symbolism--Medieval, 500-1500Art and history

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2. The Appeal to the Ethiopian

Jean Devisse and Michel Mollat and William Granger Ryan (Translator)

The Image of the Black in Western Art, Volume II: From the Early Christian Era to the “Age of Discovery,” Part 2: Africans in the Christian Ordinance of the World

The development of the image of the black in nonimperial Europe differed from the evolution we have so far studied. We have seen that in the empire the image developed mainly within the confines of heraldry and typology. The rest of Europe was traversed by two conflicting currents—the one traditional, with its stereotypes, the other realistic, with its concrete images derived from contact...

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Jean Devisse and Michel Mollat and William Granger Ryan (Translator)

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Chapter subject tags:Art, MedievalGeography, Medieval--MapsArt and historyChristian art and symbolism--Medieval, 500-1500

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3. The Frontiers in 1460

Jean Devisse and Michel Mollat and William Granger Ryan (Translator)

The Image of the Black in Western Art, Volume II: From the Early Christian Era to the “Age of Discovery,” Part 2: Africans in the Christian Ordinance of the World

The second half of the fifteenth century saw the world change in several ways. Some of these changes were spectacular; others, deeper though less visible, foreshadowed economic, social, and political upheavals whose aftershock would be felt clear into the twentieth century. European relations with Africa and Africans became closer and more complex than anything known in the previous ten centuries....

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Jean Devisse and Michel Mollat and William Granger Ryan (Translator)

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Chapter subject tags:Europe--History--15th centuryAfrica--Discovery and exploration--PortugueseAfricans in artArt and historyChristian art and symbolism--Medieval, 500-1500

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4. The African Transposed

Jean Devisse and Michel Mollat and William Granger Ryan (Translator)

The Image of the Black in Western Art, Volume II: From the Early Christian Era to the “Age of Discovery,” Part 2: Africans in the Christian Ordinance of the World

The last quarter of the fifteenth century witnessed a fresh outbreak of representations of Africans. From then on the black is really “seen” and “translated” in various ways. This variety reflects the contradictions in which Europe was living. Except for the highly localized example of St. Maurice, the most traditional theme and the one most closely connected with the...

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Jean Devisse and Michel Mollat and William Granger Ryan (Translator)

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Chapter subject tags:Africa--Discovery and explorationAfricans in artArt and historyChristian art and symbolism--Medieval, 500-1500Magi--Art

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Conclusion

Jean Devisse and Michel Mollat and William Granger Ryan (Translator)

The Image of the Black in Western Art, Volume II: From the Early Christian Era to the “Age of Discovery,” Part 2: Africans in the Christian Ordinance of the World

Africa and the Africans have not, until very recently, been in the forefront of Western man’s concerns. The study which is here brought to a close—incomplete as it still is—has revealed neither a real interest in the black world and its cultures nor an effort to capitalize on the knowledge gained of that world. One must look to reasons other than Africa’s existence as a...

Author

Jean Devisse and Michel Mollat and William Granger Ryan (Translator)

PublisherHarvard University Press

Related print edition pages: pp.281-284

https://doi.org/10.37862/aaeportal.00138.009

Stable URL: https://aaeportal.com/?id=-16975

Chapter subject tags:Africans in artArt and historyEurope--Civilization--African influencesChristian art and symbolism--Medieval, 500-1500Africa--Discovery and exploration

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