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REMBRANDT Harmenszoon van Rijn: Two Africans

🖼 Two Africans, 1661
Oil on canvas
78 × 64 cm
The Hague, Netherlands

Two figures in rich clothing dominate this oil study, rendered with Rembrandt's characteristic chiaroscuro and expressive brushwork. The dignified portrayal challenged 17th-century European stereotypes, presenting Black subjects as individuals worthy of artistic attention and formal study.

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