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Here you can visit the digital version of the exhibition Black is Beautiful - Rubens tot Dumas, presented by the Nieuwe Kerk in Amsterdam during the summer of 2008 (July 26^th - October 26^th).

The exhibition is a journey of discovery through the history of art. For the first time the attractiveness of black people for artists of the Low Countries received attention. Many great masters turn out to have portrayed black people but until now they have received little attention. Black is Beautiful changes this with an exhibition of roughly 130 paintings, drawings and manuscripts from Dutch and international collections.  This exhibition fills a void in the study of Dutch art and is a result of years of scientific research.