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Black woman with peonies
Jean Frederic Bazille ~ 1870
December 10, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Black woman with peonies
Jean Frederic Bazille ~ 1870
Reposted by Alexandrea
Anonymous Florentine miniaturist
Ovid, De Arte Amandi (The Art of Love)
Late 15th century
“Dark colors were not becoming to her beauty. White suits her, for it contrasts with her dark complexion, and gray adorned her when she was bound to the rock.”
Ovid, Metamorphoses, Book 4, line 672
Ovid, De Arte Amandi (The Art of Love)
Late 15th century
“Dark colors were not becoming to her beauty. White suits her, for it contrasts with her dark complexion, and gray adorned her when she was bound to the rock.”
Ovid, Metamorphoses, Book 4, line 672
December 30, 2024 at 4:43 PM
Anonymous Florentine miniaturist
Ovid, De Arte Amandi (The Art of Love)
Late 15th century
“Dark colors were not becoming to her beauty. White suits her, for it contrasts with her dark complexion, and gray adorned her when she was bound to the rock.”
Ovid, Metamorphoses, Book 4, line 672
Ovid, De Arte Amandi (The Art of Love)
Late 15th century
“Dark colors were not becoming to her beauty. White suits her, for it contrasts with her dark complexion, and gray adorned her when she was bound to the rock.”
Ovid, Metamorphoses, Book 4, line 672
Jungle landscape
Fritz Klingelhöfer, Maler ~ 1851
December 5, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Jungle landscape
Fritz Klingelhöfer, Maler ~ 1851
The Boring Sermon
Harry Roseland ~ 1902
December 3, 2025 at 4:03 PM
The Boring Sermon
Harry Roseland ~ 1902
Lady with a Parrot
European Oriental School~ 18th Century
December 1, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Lady with a Parrot
European Oriental School~ 18th Century
New Friends
Pompeii
Luigi Crosio ~ 1891
November 27, 2025 at 3:52 PM
New Friends
Pompeii
Luigi Crosio ~ 1891
Reposted by Alexandrea
Personification of Africa
Francesco Trevisani ~ 1715
Francesco Trevisani ~ 1715
November 26, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Personification of Africa
Francesco Trevisani ~ 1715
Francesco Trevisani ~ 1715
Personification of Africa
Francesco Trevisani ~ 1715
Francesco Trevisani ~ 1715
November 26, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Personification of Africa
Francesco Trevisani ~ 1715
Francesco Trevisani ~ 1715
Reposted by Alexandrea
Dea Africa
Roman goddess of the continent
Italian School ~ 18th century
November 24, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Dea Africa
Roman goddess of the continent
Italian School ~ 18th century
Dea Africa
Roman goddess of the continent
Italian School ~ 18th century
November 24, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Dea Africa
Roman goddess of the continent
Italian School ~ 18th century
Feeding the Bird
Harry Herman Roseland ~ 1901
Harry Herman Roseland ~ 1901
November 20, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Feeding the Bird
Harry Herman Roseland ~ 1901
Harry Herman Roseland ~ 1901
Mademoiselle S'Nabou
Frédéric Adolphe Yvon ~ 1892
November 18, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Mademoiselle S'Nabou
Frédéric Adolphe Yvon ~ 1892
The Black Idol
Richard Teschner ~ 1917
November 16, 2025 at 4:03 PM
The Black Idol
Richard Teschner ~ 1917
A Chinese woman playing on a Chinese pipa, a Japanese drumming and a European man playing on an oboe, while a small man dances and a black woman watches
Unknown artist(Follower of Albert Eckhout)~1653-1663
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Painting allegedly burned in war- Schloss Schwedt an der Oder-1945
November 15, 2025 at 4:55 PM
A Chinese woman playing on a Chinese pipa, a Japanese drumming and a European man playing on an oboe, while a small man dances and a black woman watches
Unknown artist(Follower of Albert Eckhout)~1653-1663
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Painting allegedly burned in war- Schloss Schwedt an der Oder-1945
Queen of the Cake Walk
Unknown Artist ~ 1905
November 14, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Queen of the Cake Walk
Unknown Artist ~ 1905
The Libyan Sibyl
William Wetmore Story ~ 1861
November 11, 2025 at 4:00 PM
The Libyan Sibyl
William Wetmore Story ~ 1861
Allegory of Africa
Julien Dillens ~ 1897
November 6, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Allegory of Africa
Julien Dillens ~ 1897
Reposted by Alexandrea
Allegory of Africa
Ferdinand van Kessel ~1690
November 4, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Allegory of Africa
Ferdinand van Kessel ~1690
Allegory of Africa
Ferdinand van Kessel ~1690
November 4, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Allegory of Africa
Ferdinand van Kessel ~1690
Reposted by Alexandrea
Sultane Noire
Joseph-Marie Vien ~ 1748
August 30, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Sultane Noire
Joseph-Marie Vien ~ 1748
Reposted by Alexandrea
Nature morte au buste de l'Afrique
Jean-Baptiste Oudry ~ 1722
Château de Versailles
October 24, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Nature morte au buste de l'Afrique
Jean-Baptiste Oudry ~ 1722
Château de Versailles
Scene in a shop: sailors negotiate with Black women
Harro Paul Harring ~ 1843
October 30, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Scene in a shop: sailors negotiate with Black women
Harro Paul Harring ~ 1843
She’s Bound To Shine
Edward Lamson Henry ~ 1885
Edward Lamson Henry ~ 1885
October 28, 2025 at 3:56 PM
She’s Bound To Shine
Edward Lamson Henry ~ 1885
Edward Lamson Henry ~ 1885
Woman in a red dress
Gabriël Metsue ~ 1667
October 26, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Woman in a red dress
Gabriël Metsue ~ 1667
Reposted by Alexandrea
Calling on the Gods
Louis Hector Leroux ~ 1868
Louis Hector Leroux ~ 1868
December 13, 2024 at 12:44 PM
Calling on the Gods
Louis Hector Leroux ~ 1868
Louis Hector Leroux ~ 1868