Portrait of Juan de Pareja is a painting by the Spanish artist Diego Velazquez depicting the enslaved Juan de Pareja, himself a notable painter, who was owned by Velazquez at the time the portrait was completed. Velazquez painted it in Rome in 1650 while traveling in Italy, and it is regarded as the earliest known portrait of a Spanish man of Moorish descent.
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Year Created LocationMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York City 1 Medium
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1. Portrait of Juan de Pareja - Wikipedia
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Velázquez painted the portrait in Rome, while traveling in Italy, in 1650.
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Oil on canvas
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Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City
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Portrait of Juan de Pareja is a painting by the Spanish artist Diego Velazquez depicting the enslaved Juan de Pareja, himself a notable painter, who was owned by Velazquez at the time the portrait was completed.
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