N’Zinga Leading the War Against the Advance of Portuguese Colonization

In the work of Josué Dombele, history takes on new contours. The colonial past - so often told through the lens of violence and submission - is here challenged by images of power, dignity, and reverence. Black figures emerge as protagonists: they sit on thrones, play the chess game of the world, march with spears in hand, eyes lifted, bodies alive.
With vivid colors and a symbolic language marked by maps and theatrical gestures, Dombele rewrites the visual imaginary of history. His painting is a claim: to memory, to justice, to the centrality of Africa in the global narrative. Each scene is a small aesthetic revolution, where the sacred merges with the political and the everyday rises into the mythical.

Originally created: 2025
Subject: Resistance, Colonialism, Historical Reimagining, Liberation
Material: Canvas
Medium: Oil
Styles: Figurative, Realism, Symbolism

Painting: Oil on Canvas
Original: One-of-a-kind Artwork
Size: 200 W x 150 H cm
Frame: Not Framed
Ready to Hang: Not applicable
Packaging: Ships in a tube

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