I, Juan de Pareja

by Elizabeth Borton de Trevino, and published by Farrar

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About

I, Juan de Pareja is a vivid recreation of an era an of historical characters. Spanning 37 years in which the artist Velasquez was court painter to Philip IV of Spain, the story emerges from the point of view of the painter's intelligent, gentle, and devoted slave, who mixed his colors and prepared his canvases and who later also became a renowned artist.

Awards Won

Title Year
John Newbery Medal

A medal to be given for the most distiguished contribution to children's literature produced during the preceding calendar year.

1966 - Winner(s)