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Title(s)
Balthazar : a Black African king in medieval and Renaissance art / edited by Kristen Collins and Bryan C. Keene ; with an introduction by Henry Louis Gates Jr.
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Additional Title(s)
Black African king in medieval and Renaissance art
Balthazar (J. Paul Getty Museum) -
Published/Created
Los Angeles : J. Paul Getty Museum, [2023]
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Physical Description
xiii, 137 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 27 cm
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Holdings
Reference Library
N8110 .B35 2023 (LC)
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Copyright Status
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Full YALE Library Record
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Classification
Books
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Notes
"This publication was inspired by the exhibition Balthazar: A Black African King in Medieval and Renaissance Art, on view at the J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center, Los Angeles, from November 19, 2019-February 16, 2020."--Colophon.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 124-129) and index.
"In this book, experts explore the representation of Balthazar as a Black African king. They examine medieval and Renaissance artworks that portray the European fantasy of the Black magus, offer clues about the Africans who may have inspired these images, and chronicle the Black presence in premodern Europe"-- Provided by publisher. -
Subject Terms
Africans in art. | Africans in art. | Art, Medieval -- Themes, motives. | Art, Medieval -- Themes, motives. | Art, Renaissance -- Themes, motives. | Art, Renaissance -- Themes, motives. | Balthazar (Biblical figure) -- Art. | Black people in art. | Black people in art. | Magi -- Art. | Magi.
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