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When the great Vel zquez 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... Read Full Overview

Juan de Pareja, the slave who prepares the paints and canvases of the artist Vel azquez, describes his work with his master and the climate of Spanish court life.

I, Juan de Pareja is the winner of the 1966 Newbery Medal.
Spanish Edition. Latino Interest.

Juan is the slave of the great Spanish painter Diego Velazquez and helps his master in his studio by preparing paints and stretching canvases. But Juan is an artist, too; he has taught himself by watching his master's technique. Although such work is forbidden to slaves, Juan... Read Full Overview

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Winner of the 1966 Newbery MedalAn ALA Notable BookA "New York Times "Best Juvenile Book of the Year Juan is the slave of the great Spanish painter Diego Valazquez and helps his master in his studio by preparing paints and stretching canvases. But Juan is an artist, too: he has... Read Full Overview

Juan de Pareja, the slave who prepares the paints and canvases of the artist Velazquez, describes his work with his master and the climate of Spanish court life."

The story of Juan, a slave, and the great Spanish painter Velazquen, his master, and how their relationship changed from master/slave to equal/friend.