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Balthazar: A Black African King in Medieval and Renaissance Art
Paperback
$40.00
By Kristen Collins (Editor), Bryan C. Keene (Editor), Henry Louis Gates Jr. (Introduction), Andrea Achi (Contribution by), Tyree Boyd-Pates (Contribution by), Hussein Fancy (Contribution by), Cécile Fromont (Contribution by), Geraldine Heng (Contribution by)
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This abundantly illustrated book examines the figure of Balthazar, one of the biblical magi, and explains how and why he came to be depicted as a Black African king.
According to the Gospel of Matthew, magi from the East, following a star, traveled to Jerusalem bearing precious gifts for the infant Jesus. The magi were revered as wise men and later as kings. Over time, one of the three came to be known as Balthazar and to be depicted as a Black man.
Balthazar was familiar to medieval Euro...
According to the Gospel of Matthew, magi from the East, following a star, traveled to Jerusalem bearing precious gifts for the infant Jesus. The magi were revered as wise men and later as kings. Over time, one of the three came to be known as Balthazar and to be depicted as a Black man.
Balthazar was familiar to medieval Euro...