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medievalpoc: Friedrich Hagenauer Bust of a Young Black Man Germany (c. 1530) Maple. Staatliche Münzsammlung, Munich The courts of princes and nobles were fertile ground for upward mobility, not only for those of African descent. Known instances point to
medievalpoc: Friedrich Hagenauer Bust of a Young Black Man Germany (c. 1530) Maple. Staatliche Münzsammlung, Munich The courts of princes and nobles were fertile ground for upward mobility, not only for those of African descent. Known instances point to former black slaves making use of natural capabilities or artisanal skills, for example Christopfle Le More, who rose from stable work to be a personal guard of the Emperor Charles V. In like fashion, “Grazico of Africa, called il Moretto (the little Moor), horseman, page to the knight Prospero” is noted in Medici court records for salaries paid in 1553, while a manumitted North African Muslim held an important position in the stable at the court in Lisbon of Catherine of Austria (1507–78). João de Sá Panasco’s career at her court began as slave and jester, in which role he was known for his wit. However, much of it was self-deprecating and he suffered from jibes. The date of his manumission is unknown, but by 1547 he was a courtier, a gentleman of the royal household, and the king’s valet. He was awarded a knighthood in the Order of Santiago around 1550. Black salaried court entertainers were often musicians, usually their occupation before manumission. A black drummer was on the payroll at the Scottish court in 1504 while Johan Diez in Valencia and John Blanke in London were among those who were trumpeters. The chances are great that the subject of the exquisite Bust of a Young Black Man attributed to the German medalist Friedrich Hagenauer (1490/1500–after 1546) was attached to a court, possibly that of Munich where the artist was active 1525–27. -Revealing the African Presence in Renaissance Europe, p. 86-87
medievalpoc: Friedrich Hagenauer Bust of a Young Black Man Germany (c. 1530) Maple. Staatliche Münzsammlung, Munich The courts of princes and nobles were fertile ground for upward mobility, not only for those of African descent. Known instances point to
medievalpoc: Friedrich Hagenauer Bust of a Young Black Man Germany (c. 1530) Maple. Staatliche Münzsammlung, Munich The courts of princes and nobles were fertile ground for upward mobility, not only for those of African descent. Known instances point to former black slaves making use of natural capabilities or artisanal skills, for example Christopfle Le More, who rose from stable work to be a personal guard of the Emperor Charles V. In like fashion, “Grazico of Africa, called il Moretto (the little Moor), horseman, page to the knight Prospero” is noted in Medici court records for salaries paid in 1553, while a manumitted North African Muslim held an important position in the stable at the court in Lisbon of Catherine of Austria (1507–78). João de Sá Panasco’s career at her court began as slave and jester, in which role he was known for his wit. However, much of it was self-deprecating and he suffered from jibes. The date of his manumission is unknown, but by 1547 he was a courtier, a gentleman of the royal household, and the king’s valet. He was awarded a knighthood in the Order of Santiago around 1550. Black salaried court entertainers were often musicians, usually their occupation before manumission. A black drummer was on the payroll at the Scottish court in 1504 while Johan Diez in Valencia and John Blanke in London were among those who were trumpeters. The chances are great that the subject of the exquisite Bust of a Young Black Man attributed to the German medalist Friedrich Hagenauer (1490/1500–after 1546) was attached to a court, possibly that of Munich where the artist was active 1525–27. -Revealing the African Presence in Renaissance Europe, p. 86-87