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Name: Yo, Juan de Pareja
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Author: Elizabeth Borton de Treviño

📘 Yo, Juan de Pareja by Elizabeth Borton de Treviño

"Juan es el esclavo del gran pintor español Diego Velázquez ... pero Juan es también artista que aprendió por su cuenta observando la técnica del amo. Si bien ese trabajo está prohibido a los esclavos .. ?qué pasará cuando de sepa la verdad?"--P. [4] of cover. Juan de Pareja, the slave who prepares the paints and canvases of the artist Velázquez, describes his work with his master and the climate of Spanish court life.

First publish date: 1996

Authors: Elizabeth Borton de Treviño

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