by Fernando Villaverde · SUMA · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788483656570
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«El esclavo de Velázquez» is the historical novel by Fernando Villaverde, published by SUMA in hardback (280 pages, in Spanish).
Historical fiction about Juan de Pareja, a Morisco born into slavery in the 17th century because his father preferred servitude to expulsion. Given to the young Diego Velázquez, Juan serves in his house and workshop in Madrid and travels with him to Italy. When portrayed by the court painter, he questions why his master immortalizes him.
The book belongs to the collection «Otros tiempos». The first edition was published on 17 September 2014.
For readers interested in Velázquez, his workshop, and life at the 17th-century court.
