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Juan de Pareja (1606–1670)

1650
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 625
Ce portrait extraordinaire est celui de l’esclave maure que Velázquez employait comme assistant. Peinte à Rome, la toile fut exposée au Panthéon, en mars 1650. Velázquez voulait manifestement impressionner ses collègues italiens par son talent. De fait, comme nous l’apprend Antonio Palomino, son biographe, le tableau fut présenté « sous les applaudissements des peintres de diverses nations, unanimes à dire que tout le reste semblait peint mais que celui-là seul semblait vrai ». Outre la présence physique, Velázquez a rendu la fierté du modèle, qui allait lui-même devenir peintre après que Velázquez l’eut affranchi, en 1654.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Titre: Juan de Pareja (1606–1670)
  • Artiste: Velázquez (Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez), Espagnol, 1599–1660
  • Date: 1650
  • Technique: Huile sur toile
  • Dimensions: 81,3 x 69,9 cm
  • Crédits: Achat, fonds Fletcher et Rogers, et legs de Mlle Adelaide Milton de Groot (1876–1967), échange, et dons d'amis du Musée, 1971
  • Accession Number: 1971.86
  • Curatorial Department: European Paintings

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