Even in Art history and in the Old testament there has been a love for the Black Woman. Though it has been "cover" down and "disappered" throughout the history.
I just love Jacob Jordaens way of portaiting black women in his art. Jordaens (1593-1678) was a dutch painter and along with his "sidekick" Rubens they really put the black people in art, in a whole new positive way.
My favorite picture is Jordaens painting of Moses and his Ethiopian wife. The picture is so striking and so unexpected. I mean that must have been a "controversial" painting back then. But I love it. It's like Moses wants us to look behind him at the person he's protecting. She has an egyptian sunhat on, but it's painted to look like a gloria.
The Bible there is one reference to Moses having an Ethiopian Wide. I guess many theologians cant stand that idea, so over the years she has "disappered". The Bible is even talkin about Moses sister and brother who where upset that Moses had an black wife. But God punished them.
I like Jordaens way of letting us know about Moses Ethiopian Wife. And that she is one of us.
So you see, there are love for the Black Woman. Even the mighty Moses had a beautiful black wife! :)
PS: Last summer there was an exhibition in Amsterdam called "Black is Beautiful: Rubens to Dumas" showed a wide-ranging selection of paintings of blacks made by Netherlandish and contemporary Dutch painters.
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I agree, the Bible says it so.
I didnt know this. Thanks for sharing :)
Beautiful.
I wish we learned this in ArtHistory--guess it wasn't important enough for the AP test :/
here's a vid Andreas on more on the painting and others...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bAB9yNNKCoM
It's a new form of anti-black man propaganda sponsored by the feminazi slave trader who sold us from africa. This form of black man hating is subtle and more effective. Not like the hood-wearing and cross burning lynch mob. This time it's been done subtly in the name of black is beautiful. But the 'black family' is beautiful when it's headed by a white man! We expose that shit.
It's disgusting to hear you compare me and my blog to "Slave traders" and "Ku Kux Klan" ... what is your problem????
@Black is Beautiful
Andreas, perhaps you ought to ignore this fool...It's better to just focus on the positive...beauty...love...black women...
"But the 'black family' is beautiful when it's headed by a white man! We expose that shit."
OK, anonymous, you wanna play hardball? How about this - I agree. I think the black family IS beautiful - more beautiful in fact, when it's headed by a white man. So what of it? What are you gonna do about it? That's what I believe and a growing number of us feel the same way. Tough break, son.
I think many of the women in the Bible were Black. Or at least I would like to think so...
I think this is a wonderful depiction of what Moses and his wife may have looked like!
like the blog brother,...by the way - moses was black too.
Where can I get a copy of that painting?
Moses wasn't white..
6 Then the LORD said, "Put your hand inside your cloak." So Moses put his hand into his cloak, and when he took it out, the skin was leprous [a]—it had become as white as snow.
7 "Now put it back into your cloak," he said. So Moses put his hand back into his cloak, and when he took it out, it was restored, like the rest of his flesh.
I for one, am not surprised though I wasn't aware of this. But let's be real considering the geographics of where all the 'biblical' goings ons took place, buying into the Hollywood and White supremacist belief that the people documented in the Bible were all lilly white, tow-heads with blue eyes is pure fantasy. Shit, not living in the damn DESERT! not to mention where these locations are in modern day. How many of them fit the description we've been sold?
On another note and with no restraint: Why in the fuck are some of YOU people logging on to this site if you find the views to be "Bullshit"? there are plenty of sites with people who will support your hate, rants and philosophies. Take your asses there!!! You won't get converts from people who cannot and will not share your venom!
The same 'Black' men who lurk these sites and claim this is the new propaganda to hold them down or demonize them, are lying next to a non-black chick and has nothing but negativity towards the Black woman until SOMEONE else takes notice. That's right I said it! As for the Klansmen posting on this blog, the Grand Wizard called and says there's a cross burning scheduled in the next 5 seconds all members must be present.....So get!
Of course Moses married an Ethiopian woman . . . any man of GOD recognizes from whence they came and honor the mother of all civilization. Don't believe for a second that Moses looked like charlton heston--PLEASE believe his skin was far from pasty!!!
Anyone who believes and honors the beauty of black women, in a non-degrading fashion, should be supported. I'm glad I came across this site--keep doin what u doin and let the haters and self destructive types continue leading to their own demise.
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