Painting and Sculpture

Juan de Pareja

Juan de Pareja (c. 1606 – c. 1670) was a Spanish painter. Born enslaved, he is known primarily as a member of the household and workshop of painter Diego Velázquez, who freed him in 1650. His 1661 work The Calling of Saint Matthew (sometimes also referred to as The Vocation of Saint Matthew) is on display at the Museo del Prado in Madrid, Spain.

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• ▸Boating (Manet)
• ▸Gilligan's Island
• ▸Blonde Bather

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