Dancing Scene in the Caribbean

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Illustration

Jan van der Crabben
by Agostino Brunias / Tate
published on 26 April 2023
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Dancing Scene in the Caribbean, oil on canvas by Agostino Brunias, sometime between 1764 and 1796. The painting depicts men and women of African descent dancing on a Caribbean island, most likely St. Vincent or Dominica, where the Italian-born artist lived from 1764 to his death in 1796. Such idealised images were common for Brunias, who often sold his paintings to rich plantation owners of colonial officials, depicting a one-sided and possibly distorted view of slavery and harsh living conditions in colonial plantations.

Tate Britain, London.

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Tate, A. B. /. (2023, April 26). Dancing Scene in the Caribbean. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/17329/dancing-scene-in-the-caribbean/

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Tate, Agostino Brunias /. "Dancing Scene in the Caribbean." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified April 26, 2023. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/17329/dancing-scene-in-the-caribbean/.

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Tate, Agostino Brunias /. "Dancing Scene in the Caribbean." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 26 Apr 2023. Web. 21 Dec 2024.

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