Salvador Dali / Portrait of Juan de Pareja, the Assistant to Valezquez / 1960

Salvador Dali
Portrait of Juan de Pareja, the Assistant to Valezquez
1960
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Creator Name: Dalí, Salvador
Creator Nationality: European; Iberian; Spanish
Creator Role: painter
Creator Dates/Places: 1904 - 1989
Gender: M
Creator Name-CRT: Salvador Dali
Title: Portrait of Juan de Pareja, the Assistant to Valezquez
View: front
Creation Start Date: 1960
Creation End Date: 1960
Creation Date: 1960
Object Type: Paintings
Classification Term: oil on canvas
Materials and Techniques: oil on canvas
Dimensions: H.29-1/4 x W.34-3/4 in.
Inscriptions: SIGNATURE, DATE
AMICA Contributor: The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Owner Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
ID Number: 84.5
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. John Sargent Pillsbury
Copyright: ? Salvador Dali, Gala-Salvador Dali Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Rights: http://www.arsny.com
Context:

Unlike many of his fellow Surrealists who rejected the influence of the past, Dali maintained a deep admiration for the art of the Old Masters. This work was conceived by Dali as an homage to the 17th century Spanish artist Diego Velázquez, and it loosely quotes several elements from two of the great master's most famous works, The Maids of Honor and the Portrait of Juan Pareja. Those elements most easily discerned are: the palace official from The Maids of Honor who stands in the doorway at left; and, Juan Pareja's hand with extended thumb at bottom center. More elusive to the viewer, however, is the profile of Juan Pareja, the outline of which is defined by a figural grouping from the The Maids of Honor. Velázquez's easel defines the bridge of Pareja's nose, while the Spanish princess and her attendants form his mustache and beard.

AMICA ID: MIA_.84.5
Component Measured: overall
Measurement Unit: in
AMICA Library Year: 2000
Media Metadata Rights: ?The Minneapolis Institute of Arts

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