Black and White people-have you ever seen contemporary pictures of black people in the medieval times befor?

Posted by admin at 10 June 2011

Category: contemporary paintings

I mean I never see Medieval pics of blacks in the history books. I have found out however that there are Medieval frescoes painted by black people in places like the Sudan and Ethiopia that depict our people. Here is some

This is a picture of a beautiful black Princess and her husband

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4009/4336935807_10a64d786a_b.jpg

Mary and Jesus are portrayed as white as the Nubians painted all their religious figures as whites.

This is a pic of a black Queen Mother named Martha.

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4066/4336935801_6c005aa733_b.jpg

Mary is portrayed as white as the Nubians painted all their religious figures as whites.

This is a pic of a black princess praying to Mary

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4047/4336935809_5bba2e5a4a_b.jpg

Mary is portrayed as white as the Nubians painted all their religious figures as whites.
Behind her are the three magi shown as black men and next to Mary are two black male dancers

These paintings are contemporary works of art that are in the Sudan’s national Museum.

Have you ever seen pics like this before in the medieval times of black people and what do feel about these pics.

Wow…you’ve taught me something new today. I’ve never seen paintings like those.

5 Comments

  1. Plato says

    I remember someone depicted a picture of a leader of Zimbabwe once–he was wearing medieval clothes. But as far as famous people I’d have to say no…
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  2. Eura *spat out Plath & Pinter* says

    Those pictures are seriously tripping me out.
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  3. Niki The Great says

    "The northern part of Africa developed it’s own style of artwork. Through history, some of the northern art was influenced by it’s Mediterranean neighbors and also by the spread of both Islamic and Christian religions that had their own artistic styles."

    "Morien is the adventure of a splendidly heroic Moorish knight (possibly a Christian convert) supposed to have lived during the days of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table. Sir Morien is described as follows: "He was all black, even as I tell ye: his head, his body, and his hands were all black, saving only his teeth. His shield and his armour were even those of a Moor, and black as a raven."
    References :
    http://www.historylink101.com/lessons/art_history_lessons/african_art_lesson.htm

    http://www.cwo.com/~lucumi/morien.html

    http://www.black-international-cinema.com/St.Maurice.jpg

  4. Goody Goody Gumdrops says

    Wow…you’ve taught me something new today. I’ve never seen paintings like those.
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  5. ♥♥Bree♥♥ says

    NO, but those were highly interesting and eye opening.
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