Culture

Juan de Pareja Was Velázquez’ Slave. Then He Became a Star

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A Met exhibit of Juan de Pareja's work reveals how a 17th-century Black artist navigated society when the racial climate was beginning to oppress anyone designated as “other.”

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Photo Illustration by Elizabeth Brockway/The Daily Beast/Getty, Diego Velázquez/© The Metropolitan Museum of Art