Depiction of Indigenous People in Early English Literature

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What European art training influenced the portrayal of the Indigenous people in the book's image?

European artists learned to draw the human form by sketching statues of ancient Greece and Rome.

Why was the Indigenous man shown holding an English long bow instead of an authentic Indigenous bow?

To make the man look more like an English soldier.

What is the significance of the contrapposto stance in the figure's portrayal?

The contrapposto stance anchors most of the body weight on one leg.

How did artists during the Renaissance typically learn to draw the human form?

By sketching statues of ancient Greece and Rome instead of living persons. Signup and view all the answers

What specific Renaissance statue's stance did White potentially appropriate in his drawing 'A great lord of Virginia'?

Donatello's statue of David Signup and view all the answers

In what way does the figure created by White and appropriated by de Bry convey a message about the Indigenous people of Virginia compared to English colonists?

It conveys that the Indigenous people of Virginia are civilized, but not in the Christian manner of the English colonists. Signup and view all the answers

What familiar motif is seen in the illustration 'Their dances which they use at their high feasts'?

The three graces Signup and view all the answers

Why is the arrangement of the three graces frequently portrayed in paintings and prints?

To display the human form from three dimensions. Signup and view all the answers

What goddess were the three graces, Aglaia, Euphrosyne, and Thalia, handmaidens of in Greek mythology?

Aphrodite Signup and view all the answers

How does the insertion of the familiar grouping of the three graces into an Indigenous ceremony reinforce their lack of Christian culture?

By associating them with nudity and near-nudity, which was automatically sexualized in Christian contexts. Signup and view all the answers

Depiction of Indigenous People in Early English Literature

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What European art training influenced the portrayal of the Indigenous people in the book's image?

Why was the Indigenous man shown holding an English long bow instead of an authentic Indigenous bow?

What is the significance of the contrapposto stance in the figure's portrayal?

How did artists during the Renaissance typically learn to draw the human form?

What specific Renaissance statue's stance did White potentially appropriate in his drawing 'A great lord of Virginia'?

In what way does the figure created by White and appropriated by de Bry convey a message about the Indigenous people of Virginia compared to English colonists?

What familiar motif is seen in the illustration 'Their dances which they use at their high feasts'?

Why is the arrangement of the three graces frequently portrayed in paintings and prints?

What goddess were the three graces, Aglaia, Euphrosyne, and Thalia, handmaidens of in Greek mythology?

How does the insertion of the familiar grouping of the three graces into an Indigenous ceremony reinforce their lack of Christian culture?

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