This Getty exhibition gives us some examples of how people of color were portrayed in medieval and renaissance art in Europe. You will need to read through the exhibition descriptions and the context of these works and answer the questions below in complete sentences.
Balthazar: A Black African King in Medieval and Renaissance ArtLinks to an external site.
In the images we see in this exhibition the “three wise men” became known by name. What are these names and what are the geographic regions that the figures represented?
What are some of the identifying features European artists use to show realities of enslaved Africans (and other people of color) in these examples?
What conclusions can you draw about these historically generalized and stereotyped depictions of Black people and how they have contributed to centuries of systematic racism?
