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Juan de Pareja (ca. 1608–1670)
Velázquez (Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez)
Period
Baroque
Theme
Daily Life
Medium
Oil on canvas
Current Location
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
The Story
Juan de Pareja (ca.
1608–1670) by Velázquez (Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez).
Purchase, Fletcher and Rogers Funds, and Bequest of Miss Adelaide Milton de Groot (1876-1967), by exchange, supplemented by gifts from friends of the Museum, 1971.
“A silence so complete it becomes its own witness.”
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A restrained palette and sculptural lighting create a solemn geometry. The wooden crate and letter anchor the narrative with journalistic precision.
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