March 15, 2009

Portrait d'une négresse

In 1800,Marie-Guillemine Benoist exhibited Portrait d'une négresse in the Salon. Six years previously, slavery had been abolished, and this image became a symbol for women's emancipation and black people's rights. This picture was acquired by Louis XVIII for France in 1818.



L'Afrique by Eugène Delaplanche. Parvis du Musée d'Orsay, Paris, France
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3 comments:

  1. AnonymousMarch 15, 2009 at 6:23 p.m.

    I was so hoping you would visit her in the Louvre and post about it. Everyone else treks to see Mona Lisa but I only wanted to see the Negress, and the guide didn't even know she was there. Hoping to go again in a few months. Thanks for sharing and LOVE LOVE LOVE your blog been lurking for a long time :) thanks for following me on twitter just getting started... safe journey home-ciciwryter

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  2. RainaHavockMarch 15, 2009 at 8:29 p.m.

    Wow amazing.

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  3. Beauty Is DiverseMarch 16, 2009 at 4:01 p.m.

    @ CG, yes I made sure I visited and snapped photos, the Mona Lisa ain't all that personally lol.

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