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The treatment of prisoners of war by the Tupinamba
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Europeans in the 17th century enthralled by the original inhabitants of South America; their reputed cannibalism spoke to the imagination. This painting was in the possession of the Dutch West India Company in Amsterdam. Much of the scene is fantasized and says more about the Western perspective of the New World than the actual life of the Tupinambá people.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineDe behandeling van krijgsgevangenen door de Tupinamba. c. 1630. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
