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Juan de Pareja (ca. 1608–1670)
Velázquez (Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez) · 1650
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…
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Hold the sitter’s direct gaze while examining the white collar and warm skin against deep brown; Velázquez makes economy of color serve extraordinary presence.
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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
Source institution: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Rights status: Public Domain / The Met Open Access
Rights status: Public Domain / The Met Open Access
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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