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The New York Times2y
A Familiar Face at the Met, Now in His Own Light
Image “The Calling of Saint Matthew” (1661) by Juan de Pareja, who includes himself in the composition. He is located on the far left, proudly looking out at the viewer and holding in his ...
CNN2y
This once enslaved 17th century artist was misunderstood for centuries. A new exhibition rewrites his story
Now, though, Pareja is receiving his largest show to date at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. “Juan de Pareja ... “The Calling of Saint Matthew,” a 1661 religious scene in ...
The Nation1y
A Painter Himself
Velázquez, Juan de ... The Calling of Saint Matthew is a substantial painting. Although little is known about the circumstances of its commission, it is unlikely that Pareja would have produced ...
The Art Newspaper2y
The story of Juan de Pareja: from Diego Velázquez’s slave to distinguished artist
Diego Velázquez’s Portrait of Juan de Pareja ... images of Pareja: his depiction by Velázquez and his full-length self portrait 11 years later in The Calling of Saint Matthew (1661), in ...
The Forward2y
One of history’s great artists may have had Jewish ancestry — is that why he freed his enslaved protege?
Just before Passover, the Metropolitan Museum of Art opened an exhibit focused on the life and work of the once-enslaved 17th-century Spanish artist Juan de ... The Calling of St. Matthew.
The Washington Post2y
This enslaved man would become famous for a portrait — and his own art
NEW YORK — Stare at the face painted by the great Spanish artist Diego Velázquez for as long as you like, it will not yield any clear sense of expression. Juan de Pareja, the Afro-Hispanic ...
The Financial Times2y
Juan de Pareja, Met Museum review — from Velázquez’s slave to painter of sumptuous scenes
Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The man stares at us from across four centuries and, although he’s made of pigment on canvas, you would ...