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Willem de Rooij - Dirk Valkenburg
Willem de Rooij - Dirk Valkenburg
Amsterdam painter Dirk Valkenburg (1675–1721) produced some of the earliest depictions of Indigenous and enslaved people on Surinamese sugar plantations – idealized images that conceal the violence of colonialism. He also painted ornate hunting still lifes and portraits of patrons whose wealth derived from colonial trade and slavery.
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | February 17, 2026 |
| ISBN13 | 9789048573714 |
| Publishers | Amsterdam University Press |
| Pages | 600 |
| Dimensions | 222 × 286 × 143 mm · 2.08 kg |
| Editor | Fatah-Black, Karwan |
| Editor | Rooij, Willem |