Muito além dos estereótipos: obras de arte que retratam negros ao longo dos séculos

A arte não começou a retratar pessoas negras hoje. Durante séculos, pinturas traçavam homens e mulheres negros como eles realmente são, sem se limitar aos estereótipos. Agora, um perfil no Instagram busca resgatar essas histórias.

O Centuries of Black People in Art publicou sua primeira imagem no dia 28 de maio deste ano, dias após o assassinato de George Floyd, um homem negro, por um policial branco nos Estados Unidos. A brutalidade do caso desencadeou uma onda de protestos contra o racismo em todo o mundo.

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'Four Studies of a Head of a Moor', oil on canvas by Flemish painter Peter Paul Reubens – painted circa 1615. #fineart #black #art #blackmen #blackhistory #oiloncanvas #portrait #centuriesofblackpeopleinart

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Desde a criação do perfil, um total de 90 fotografias já foram publicadas. Elas mostram que a arte nunca deixou de representar pessoas negras, mesmo que essas pinturas não tenham recebido a mesma atenção do que aquelas que mostravam brancos.

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'The Black Countess', oil on board by French painter Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec – painted in 1881. The image is said to be of Anne Justine Angèle Delva de Dalmarie, a member of the Haitian aristocracy who had emigrated to France, famed in Paris and Nice for her lavish parties. Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec is thought to have seen her riding one day in Nice, France. #fineart #black #art #blackwomen #blackladies #blackgirls #blackhistory #oiloncanvas #portrait #centuriesofblackpeopleinart

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Entre as imagens, há retratos de personagens negros que já ocupavam posições mais altas na escala social, como o deputado haitiano J. B. Belley, pintado por Anne-Louis Girodet de Roussy-Trioson por volta de 1797 (imagem abaixo).

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'Portrait of J. B. Belley, Deputy for Saint-Domingue' (Haiti), oil on canvas by French painter Anne-Louis Girodet de Roussy-Trioson – painted in 1797. #fineart #black #art #blackhistory #haiti #blackmen #caribbean #french #haitian #oiloncanvas #portrait #painting #paintings #centuriesofblackpeopleinart

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A seleção de imagens retrata pessoas de diversas origens e quebra com estereótipos, fazendo um verdadeiro resgate histórico da representação dos povos africanos na arte.

Em uma das criações, vemos uma mulher negra como pintora, traçando um retrato da Rainha Maria Anna de Austria, o que lembra que as pessoas negras não estavam apenas na mira dos pincéis, mas também criavam suas próprias obras de arte. A legenda da foto indica que o quadro trata-se da criação de um artista brasileiro desconhecido, pintado no início do século 18.

 

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'Portrait of Ira Aldridge as Othello', oil on canvas by Irish painter William Mulready – painted circa 1850s. #fineart #black #art #blackhistory #historical #iraaldridge #actor #acting #blackman #blackmen #victorian #irish #artist #painter #english #american #africanamerican #shakespeare #othello #knight #scene #history #art #theater #oiloncanvas #oilpainting #oil #portrait #painting #paintings #centuriesofblackpeopleinart

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'Adolf Ludvig Gustav Fredrik Albert Couschi (Gustav Badin)' or 'Portrait of Gustav Badin', pastels by Swedish artist Gustaf Lundberg – 1775. #fineart #black #art #blackhistory #blackman #blackmen #blackboy #blackboys #historical #history #african #european #swedish #artist #sweden #1700s #royal #royalty #courtier #art #arthistory #pastels #pastel #portrait #finery #chess #chessboard #periodclothing #man #feathers #centuriesofblackpeopleinart

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'Bust of a Woman with a Pearl Necklace', engraving by Dutch artist Cornelis van Dalen II after an earlier etching by Dutch artist Govaert Flinck – printed circa 1660s. #fineart #black #art #blackhistory #historical #african #european #dutch #artist #engraving #print #etching #1600s #17thcentury #pearl #pearls #jewelry #jewellery #blackgirl #blackgirls #blackwomen #blackwoman #blackladies #beauty #woman #curator #blackandwhite #history #art #arthistory #centuriesofblackpeopleinart

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'Blue Harbour Garden Boy', oil on canvas by English artist Oliver Hilary Sambourne Messel – painted in 1951. #fineart #black #art #blackhistory #historical #jamaican #jamaica #1950s #english #artist #painter #history #art #arthistory #oiloncanvas #oilpainting #blackman #blackmen #blackboy #blackboys #green #caribbean #westindian #westindies #portrait #painting #paintings #centuriesofblackpeopleinart

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'Head of a Moor', oil on canvas attributed to French painter Émile Jean-Horace Vernet – date unknown, 19th Century. #fineart #black #art #blackhistory #historical #moor #blackman #blackmen #african #history #art #curator #arthistory #oiloncanvas #oilpainting #1800s #french #19thcentury #turban #closeup #portrait #painting #paintings #centuriesofblackpeopleinart

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'Jeun garçon noir de profil' or 'Profile of a Young Black Boy', oil on canvas attributed to French artist François Boucher – date unknown, painted mid-late 18th Century. #fineart #black #art #blackhistory #historical #blackboy #blackboys #blackmen #blackman #french #artist #painter #profile #sideprofile #1700s #18thcentury #boy #child #history #art #arthistory #oilpainting #oiloncanvas #portrait #painting #paintings #centuriesofblackpeopleinart

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'Zulu Head', oil on canvas by English painter Howard Somerville – painted in 1921. #fineart #black #art #blackhistory #african #zulu #1920s #historical #blackman #blackmen #curator #english #artist #painter #history #art #arthistory #oiloncanvas #oilpainting #sideprofile #neckerchief #portrait #painting #paintings #centuriesofblackpeopleinart

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'Ruby Green Singing', oil on canvas by American artist James Chapin – painted in 1928. #fineart #black #art #blackhistory #history #art #arthistory #1920s #america #american #africanamerican #blackwoman #blackwomen #blackladies #blackgirl #blackgirls #lady #woman #singing #singer #pink #pinkdress #oiloncanvas #oilpainting #oil #curator #beauty #portrait #painting #paintings #centuriesofblackpeopleinart

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Portrait d'un jeune Africain' or 'Portrait of a Young African', oil on panel by French painter Marie-Gabriel Biessy – painted in 1885. #fineart #black #art #blackhistory #historical #african #blackboy #blackboys #blackmen #french #painter #artist #history #art #arthistory #oilpainting #oil #panel #curator #child #beauty #portrait #painting #paintings #centuriesofblackpeopleinart

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'Portrait of Aïcha Goblet', oil on canvas by Swiss painter Felix Vallatton – painted in 1922. #fineart #black #art #blackhistory #history #blackwoman #blackwomen #blackladies #blackgirls #blackgirl #woman #lady #swiss #artist #1920s #20thcentury #turban #jewelry #jewellery #history #art #arthistory #oiloncanvas #oilpainting #portrait #painting #paintings #centuriesofblackpeopleinart

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'Moroccan Woman in Pink Dress', oil on canvas by Russian painter Zinaida Serebriakova – painted in 1932. #fineart #black #art #blackhistory #blackwoman #blackwomen #blackladies #blackgirl #blackgirls #historical #1930s #africa #morocco #moroccan #russia #russian #artist #20thcentury #pink #pinkdress #scene #scenery #view #history #art #arthistory #oiloncanvas #portrait #painting #paintings #centuriesofblackpeopleinart

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'Portrait of a Woman', oil on board by Hungarian artist Imre Góth – painted in 1974. #fineart #black #art #blackhistory #hungarian #artist #blackwomen #blackwoman #blackladies #blackgirls #history #1970s #woman #art #arthistory #oilpainting #oilonboard #portrait #painting #paintings #centuriesofblackpeopleinart

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