Friday, February 4, 2011

Slaves (Escravos)

There are several forms of slavery, at private and state levels. Throughout the ages, some politicians did not seem interested in solving the problem and they don’t seem interested now either.


Existem várias formas de escravatura, particular e de Estado. Alguns políticos, em todos os tempos, não estiveram nem parecem estar interessados na resolução do problema.

Alfredo Valenzuela Puelma (1856-1909)-'the merchant's pearl'-oil on canvas-1884 Santiago de Chile-Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes

Ernest Normand (1857-1923)-'the white slave'-oil on canvas-1894

Frederick Goodall (1928- )-'the song of the Nubian slave'-oil on wood-1863 Private collection

Albert Schule (1801-1875)-'slave market in Martinique'-drawing

François Auguste Biard (1799-1882)-'the abolition of the slavery'-1849 Versailles-Musée du Château et des Trianons

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