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In the summer of 2008 (July 26^th - October 26^th) the Nieuwe Kerk in Amsterdam presented 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 was a result of years of scientific research.


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