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.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Collins, Kristen M., editor.

Keene, Bryan C., editor.

Gates, Henry Louis, Jr., writer of introduction.

J. Paul Getty Museum, issuing body.

Standardized Title:

Balthazar (J. Paul Getty Museum)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Balthazar (Biblical figure)--Art.

Balthazar.

Art, Medieval--Themes, motives.

Art, Medieval.

Art, Renaissance--Themes, motives.

Art, Renaissance.

Black people in art.

Africans in art.

Magi--Art.

Magi.

Genre:

Art

Physical Description:

xiii, 137 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 27 cm

Other Title:

Black African king in medieval and Renaissance art

Place of Publication:

Los Angeles : J. Paul Getty Museum, [2023]

Summary:

"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.

Contents:

Introduction. Balthazar's Blackness : equally noble, equally foreign / Henry Louis Gates Jr.

An African King in Art and Legend / Kristen Collins and Bryan C. Keene. Geographies of the Black magus tradition / Paul H.D. Kaplan ; Why Black? The meanings of epidermal race in the European Middle Ages / Geraldine Heng ; Color, race, and religion in Spain : Cantigas de Santa Maria / Hussein Fancy

Connecting Continents through Trade and Diplomacy / Kristen Collins and Bryan C. Keene . African kingship : real and imagined / Gus Casely-Hayford ; Connective threads : Nubian trade, dignitaries and display / Andrea Myers Achi ; Ethiopian monks in Europe / Samantha Kelly

The Black magus in the public sphere / Paul H.D. Kaplan ; A Black magus comes to Rome from Kongo / Cécile Fromont ; The Black magus in "We Three Kings of Orient Are" / Paul H.D. Kaplan

Epilogue / Kristen Collins and Bryan C. Keene

Afterword. Curating Black history with Black audiences in mind / Tyree Boyd-Bates.

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.

Other Format:

Online version: Balthazar.

ISBN:

9781606067857

1606067850

OCLC:

1336407845

Publisher Number:

40031684596