Stadholder Willem II and Princess Mary Henrietta Stuart

[susan alicia]

is this a scientific art historical theory

Originally Posted by Egmond Codfried

Dear Marengo, thank you for your collection of Stuart portraits. I'am busy printing! You might have noticed my thread on the Stuarts.

that the little Moor on the portrait of the Princess of Orange, Maria Stuart, is not a person nor a servant in the ordinary sense, but a symbol of blue blood, which 'serves' her. He is offering her pearls which are somehow a symbol of her superiority. As her brother Charles II Stuart is described as 'a tall black man,'and 'swarthy' (boswell) she could not be such a blindingly white woman.

[Egmond Codfried]

Originally Posted by susan alicia

is this a scientific art historical theory

Yes, my dear. I have written books, articles, offering sources, bibliography etc.