Balthazar
A Black African King in Medieval and Renaissance Art
by Kristen Collins and Bryan C. Keene
Description
According to the Gospel of Matthew, "magi from the East" brought offerings of gold, frankincense, and myrrh to the newborn Christ. Beginning in the fifth century, European Christian theologians identified one of the magi--eventually called Balthazar--as African, at times describing him as having a dark complexion. But a thousand years passed before European artists commonly represented him as a Black man.
This book offers a compact yet nuanced exploration of the image of the Black Magus, using works from the Getty and other important museum and library collections to highlight a figure who has often been overlooked in histories of Western Europe and discussions of European art.
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Author Biography
Kristen Collins, coeditor, is curator of manuscripts at the J. Paul Getty Museum and has published on German, English, and Byzantine manuscript illumination and icon painting.
Bryan C. Keene, coeditor, is former associate curator of manuscripts at the J. Paul Getty Museum and is currently assistant professor of art history at Riverside City College in Riverside, California. He specializes in Italian manuscript illumination and codex cultures of a global Middle Ages.
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- Publisher/Imprint Getty Publications / J. Paul Getty Museum
- Publication Date April 2022
- Orginal LanguageEnglish
- Publication Country or regionUnited States
- FormatPaperback
- Pages144
- ReadershipCollege/Tertiary Education
- Publish StatusUnpublished
- Original Language TitleEnglish
- Original Language AuthorsEnglish
- EditionFirst
- Copyright Year2022
- Dimensions8x 10 inches
- Illustration107 color
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