Art & Exhibitions Rare 17th-Century Painting of Black and White Women Debuts After Export Ban. The highly unusual painting reveals 17th-century anxieties over immorality, vanity, and foreign ...

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A 17th-century painting showing a Black woman with her White companion has been placed under a temporary export bar to reduce the risk of the artwork leaving the United Kingdom.