
We will likely never be able to establish with certainty the identity of the two Black men painted by Rembrandt. There are no documents found, linking the painting to individuals. But we can make a reasoned guess. #BlackHistoryMonth #day20 #rembrandt #identification


painting, then we can assume that the two men
were in the studio in Jodenbreestraat to be portrayed in or before 1656.




Today my article \u2018Al de swarten die hier ter stede comen\u2019 - about an Afro-Atlantic community in seventeenth century Amsterdam - was published #openaccess in @_tseg. The article is in Dutch, so I\u2019ll do a short introduction in #thread here. https://t.co/ABrNrHTT5C #twitterhistorian pic.twitter.com/CVTEWCFEiW
— Mark Ponte (@voetnoot) March 12, 2019
Mixed marriages have been part of European cultures for centuries. In 1593 Bastiaen Pieters from the kingdom of Manicongo in Africa maried the widow Trijn Pieters from Amsterdam. #migrantcity #blackamsterdam https://t.co/khqV0rgOmo pic.twitter.com/b9tlHIjdp2
— Mark Ponte (@voetnoot) December 24, 2019
'A afro-brasileira Juliana em Amsterd\xe3', I'm happy that the important story of Juliana and the Black community in 17th century Amsterdam is now available in Portuguese. #historiasdanovaholanda https://t.co/RjHq5YPni9 https://t.co/L8TEJAP0mO
— Mark Ponte (@voetnoot) December 17, 2020
During #BlackHistoryMonth everyday a tweet about Amsterdam's Black History. Read some stories on my blog: https://t.co/aqrp5BY22v pic.twitter.com/sWVx8WGeZa
— Mark Ponte (@voetnoot) February 2, 2021
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