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Dom Miguel de Castro
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It was unusual for Black people to have their portraits
painted in the seventeenth century in Europe, and even
more rare for them to be mentioned by name. The reverse of
the painting bears the inscription ‘Don Michael de Castro’,
identifying the sitter.
In 1640, an international dispute arose in the former
Kingdom of Kongo between the lord of the province of
Soyo and the king of Kongo. Dom Miguel de Castro was an
ambassador dispatched by the lord of Soyo on a diplomatic
mission to secure the support of the Dutch Republic.
Consequently, he bestowed 200 enslaved people upon the
governor of Dutch Brazil. During his subsequent journey to
the Netherlands, the West India Company commissioned a
portrait of Dom Miguel.
It is noteworthy that he chose to be depicted in
European clothing, comprising a richly patterned shirt, brown
waistcoat, white lace collar as well as a hat made of beavers’
fur with a metal chain and a long red feather (50 Favorites in the SMK Collection).
Værkdatering: Ca. 1643
Ubekendt hollandsk maler virksom omkring midten af 1600-tallet, også ophavsmand til KMS8 og KMS9.
Title: Dom Miguel de Castro
Description:
It was unusual for Black people to have their portraits
painted in the seventeenth century in Europe, and even
more rare for them to be mentioned by name.
The reverse of
the painting bears the inscription ‘Don Michael de Castro’,
identifying the sitter.
In 1640, an international dispute arose in the former
Kingdom of Kongo between the lord of the province of
Soyo and the king of Kongo.
Dom Miguel de Castro was an
ambassador dispatched by the lord of Soyo on a diplomatic
mission to secure the support of the Dutch Republic.
Consequently, he bestowed 200 enslaved people upon the
governor of Dutch Brazil.
During his subsequent journey to
the Netherlands, the West India Company commissioned a
portrait of Dom Miguel.
It is noteworthy that he chose to be depicted in
European clothing, comprising a richly patterned shirt, brown
waistcoat, white lace collar as well as a hat made of beavers’
fur with a metal chain and a long red feather (50 Favorites in the SMK Collection).
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