A painting of a man of color with big hair sits in three quarter pose in 17th century dress.

Juan de Pareja: Afro-Hispanic Painter at the Met

If you have known me for any amount of time you know how much this painting means to me. Mainly because de Pareja reminds me of my dad every single time I see this work, and second, we have a person of color painted with such dignity in the 17th century! We know his name […]

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