1. Biography of Juan de Pareja
By Penelope
:)
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2. Basic Details
Was born on 1610 in Seville, Spain
His mother was a slave named Zulema and his father, whom he
never met, was thought to have been a white Spaniard. Pareja
was orphan at the age of five when his mother died, and was
taken in by his master’s mistress, who he have lived for a long
time. When she died, he inherited all of her money.
Was taught by Diego Velazquez, the mistress’s nephew.
Died at 1670
-Timeline-
1610: Pareja is Born
1615, his mom died, and was taken by his master’s mistress.
1648, Juan de Pareja went to Rome with Diego Velazquez to purchase works of art in the Alcazar in Madrid.
1650,Velazquez executed an oil portrait of Juan de Pareja, which was displayed as part of a larger,
exhibition of paintings at the Pantheon
1661, he painted “The Calling of St. Matthew”
1670, He died
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3. Accomplishments
• His work “The Calling
of St,
Matthew” (sometimes
called “The Vocation of
St.Matthew”) is
currently on display at
the Museo del Prado In
Madrid, Spain.
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4. QUALITIES
At the time, the Juan de Pareja
portrait was sold over $5.5 million,
and set a new record for paintings
at auction. This became a source of
some controversy both for the
museum and for its director,
Thomas Hoving, who spearheaded
the effort to acquire the work and
considered it one of the finest
paintings in the museum’s
collection.
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5. Your choice
The most interesting
fact about him is that
he was a black slave,
who didn’t know
anything about art,
and he became a
painter by himself.
“Flight into Egypt”
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6. COnclusion
Juan de Pareja was a black slave who was
interested in art. He started painting, and is
now pretty famous. His portrait, which was
painted by Diego Velazquez, is now in
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
City.
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