Pieta was described at the time as "one of the most controversial paintings in Europe". The painting was exhibited at a time characterised by increased migration from the colonies to post-war Europe and the racial tension that ensued. Through its representation of Jesus as black, the painting unsettled Eurocentric ways of seeing. It visualises a well-known evocation of compassion and suffering that was historically understood to be reserved to a white Jesus.
Title
Piëta of Kruisafname van de zwarte Jezus
Artist
Nola Hatterman (Amsterdam 1899 - 1984 Paramaribo)
Dating
1949
Material and technique
Object number
33974
Object type
Acquisition
aankoop met steun van het Mondriaan Fonds 2017
Dimensions
hoogte 40 cm
breedte 60 cm
gewicht 3.8 kg
Documentation
- Surinaamse School : Schilderkunst van Paramaribo tot Amsterdam [READER], Voorw. Rein Wolfs, tekst Bart Krieger, Claire van Els, Jessica de Abreu ... [et al.], (Article : studiarttijdschrift, 11, 22, april 2019), pp. 34-39
Exhibitions
- Annex: Five Murmurations, Centraal Museum
- Surinaamse School, Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam
- MOED: Wat niet gezien wordt, Centraal Museum
- Shelter, Museum Catharijneconvent
Persistent url
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