I, Juan de Pareja The Story of a Great Painter and the Slave He Helped Become a Great Artist

Name: I, Juan de Pareja The Story of a Great Painter and the Slave He Helped Become a Great Artist
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ISBN: 9780312380052

ISBN-10: 0312380054

ISBN-13: 9780312380052

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Authors: Elizabeth Borton De Trevino

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When the great Velazquez was painting his masterpieces at the Spanish court in the seventeenth century, his colors were expertly mixed and his canvases carefully prepared by his slave, Juan de Pareja. In a vibrant novel which depicts both the beauty and the cruelty of the time and place, Elizabeth Borton de Trevino tells the story of Juan, who was born a slave and died an accomplished and respected artist. Upon the death of his indulgent mistress in Seville, Juan de Pareja was uprooted from the only home he had known and placed in the charge of a vicious gypsy muleteer to be sent north to his mistress7;s nephew and heir, Diego Velazquez, who recognized at once the intelligence and gentle…

Book details

List price: $9.99
Publisher: Square Fish
Publication date: 4/29/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 192
Size: 5.15" wide x 7.16" long x 0.54" tall
Weight: 0.330
Language: English

Elizabeth Borton de Treviï¿½o (1904-2000) was the highly acclaimed author of many books for young people. Born in California, it was her move to Mexico in the 1930s that inspired many of her books, including El Gï¿½ero: A True Adventure Story and Leona: A Love Story. She won the Newbery Medal in 1966 for I, Juan de Pareja.