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Juan de Pareja (1606–1670)

1650
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 625
Este extraordinario retrato representa al esclavo moro de Velázquez, que le asistía en su taller. Pintado en Roma, se exhibió al público en el Panteón en marzo de 1650. Es obvio que Velázquez quería impresionar a sus colegas italianos con su talento, ya que, según su biógrafo Antonio Palomino, «puso este retrato con tan universal aplauso en dicho sitio que, a voto de todos los pintores de diferentes naciones, todo lo demás parecía pintura, pero este solo verdad». Además de plasmar la presencia física de Pareja (que se dedicó a la pintura tras obtener su libertad en 1654), el pintor retrata también su carácter orgulloso.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Título: Juan de Pareja (1606–1670)
  • Artista: Velázquez (Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez), español, 1599–1660
  • Fecha: 1650
  • Material: Óleo sobre lienzo
  • Dimensiones: 81,3 x 69,9 cm
  • Crédito: Compra, Fondos Fletcher y Rogers, y legado de la Srta. Adelaide Milton de Groot (1876–1967), por intercambio, suplementado con donaciones de amigos del Museo, 1971
  • Número de inventario: 1971.86
  • Curatorial Department: European Paintings

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