1. By: Michelle Sohn

2.  Juan De Pareja was born in the year 1610 in Seville, Spain.  He is the son of a female slave  He was one of Diego Velazquez’s students  He became a religious and portrait painter,  Juan died in 1670 in Spain

3.  In 1648, as court painter to Phillip IV of Spain, Diego Velazquez was sent to Rome to purchase works of art, and he took Juan with him  1648-Diego Velazquez painted a portrait of Juan De Pareja  March 19, 1650-the portrait of Juan de Pareja was displayed at the Pantheon  1670-death

4.  He became a court painter to Phillip IV of Spain  He was a slave, but studied art and became a painter

5.  Juan de Pareja was born into slavery. His new master, Diego Velazquez taught him about art  He was interesting to read about because he had done something impossible for a slave to do.

6.  Juan de Pareja was a lifelong assistant of Diego Velazquez, who sets him free, so that he could become an artist. I chose this artist to do a biography about because he had a very interesting life.

7.  "Juan De Pareja." Juan de Pareja Bibliography. 12 Feb. 2009.  "Juan de Pareja - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia." Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 12 Feb. 2009.

8.  "Velázquez's Image." Art cyclopedia: The Fine Art Search Engine. 12 Feb. 2009.  Movement. "Juan de Pareja Online." Art cyclopedia: The Fine Art Search Engine. 12 Feb. 2009.

9.  Name: Michelle Sohn  School: KIS  Favorite colors: black, blue, and silver