New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-08-30
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of the Spanish Court, the two Kings, followed by
their respective suites, entered the studio Of Fe-
lasquez. arm in arm. Velasquez snd bis pupils
received King Philip with the reverence due to
his exalted dignity while, at the same time,
they honored Rubens With o kind of enthusiasts
| tic welcome Pareia, the mulatto slave, wa {
particularly fascinated by the imposing appear.
ance and noble demeanor Of the Flemish painter,
then in the ffty second year Of his age. TIE
eager eyes Of Parejae devoured the great man
with Jealous admiration. !. If he had dared, he
/ would have fallen on his knees before him.
Ihe hearts Of the bystanders beat, as the chief
OF the Flemish school silently examined the
paintings Of the Spauiard. At the sight Of the
Coat OF Joseph which had been painted in
expectation Of this interview, he expressed his
profound admiration, and afectionately held out
his hand to velasquez, who threw himself into
| his arms. s4s fe II ls@ss77lf ~
:. This is the happiest day Of my life,'' ex-
claimed the painter Of Philip w. ssYou will
complete my happiness and glory, signor,' he
continued, addressing himself to Rubens, If
you condescend to honor my studio by leaving,
on one of my pieces Of canvas, stroke Of your
pencil as remembrance and memento Of your
auspicious visit 5. ..,s.ts
/ So saying, Felasquez pointed to his principal
paintings, and presented palette and pencil to
Rubens, hoping that the great painter would
cast ray of his genius on some ONE Of his
works. - -, ,s-s. = ~
IAN that I see,o said Rubens, g is. finished.
fet viii willingly make an attempt"
Seeing, as he thought, an unusual piece os
canvas turned with its face to the wall, he
stopped to pIckyit ups On observing that it was
q picture, he gave q cry Of surprise, for it was
that afterwards 50 well known as the g Entomb-
ment.o h
The mulatto slave trembIed with fear, as he
saw Rubens attenfively examining this picture,
of those he ID ha4f f,o
had brought down TO retouch in the studio,
early in the morning, ere Velasquez and his
4 pupils had arisen. 1t had been carefully con-
cealed, butinzthe hustle and alteration previous
to the arrival of the visitors, it had been un-
Willingly placed in q more conspicuous position
the slave E, dreading the reprimand Of his mas
ter, and the tormenting raillery Of the pupils,
trembled like culprit Rubens said
q Thought at first, Felasquez, that this pic
ture was by yeu''; r; E5z5-r-s1gs fas ms
The slave held up his head, net daring 10 be-
| lieve his ears-his picture taken for ONE by his
masterf g7s''5tAf - s''st
ssLooking at it closer,s continued Rnbens. s.T
tperceive that this painting must be the work of
one of your pupils Whoever he may be, he
may call himself q master for the future, as
there are both talent and genius displayed
in il. 4iFn af7z
Il Each of these words redoubled the pafpitation
of Pareia's heart, but no one observed him
Who, indeed, among that grand assemblage had
a thought for. the poor slaFe, i,,4s st;;.sfrlses
g really do not know said velasauez, ex-
amining the paintingwith astonishment, whose
: work this is / did not know that it was IN nv
studio, or that any of my pupils, talented ns
they are, could have produced SO excellent q
), picture - 5s.7-sf Sl.T 49,
+ He looked anxioualy round his pupils as he
! asked 80 Ystitte3s Rsl
g Which of you, gentlemen, has done this!,'
l. Ma had
of the .mulatto. Pareja fell at his masters
knees in indispensable emotion. 4 gsyf,a tsak3
s'It was l. he said. ...-.s.,, VI
He would have fallen PROSTATE, if Vandyck
had not caught him and held him up He began
to weep without being able to utter word.
Rubens and Velasqnez lifted him mp and en-
! braced him King Philip w., the we'll pleased
! witness Of the affecting scene, Immediately ad-
vanced, and said, laying his royal hand on the
shoulder of the mulatto, f!fs'ai Z 8 E71
g A man of genius must not remain a slave ;
lift up your. head and be free + Your master
!, shall Immediately receive two hundred doub-
/, looks Of gold as your ransom" f...sl 49,.
II sAnd those two hundred doubloons shall be
your own, Pareja," added Velasquez ssI have
already gained much in finding you an artist,
!. and a friend, instead of q slave,a - aEF55E
al .Oh! always slaye, cried Pareja, with
! emotion. "Yes. Twill always be your slave
! he added, embracing his masters knees
Rubens was 50 much moved by the scene that
f he laid down the palette and pencil. Heput
off to the next day the performance Of the re-
Iquest of Velasquez; and the visitors retired.
| The next day Rubens came, according to his
promise, and painted for an hour in the studio
lof Velasquez. He was attended BY Pareja
. dressed as q freeman !; and he did not depart
/ without embracing the mulatto, who could have
L fallen down at his feet with gratitude s55fg
I Pareja never forgot the Kindness he had re-
Il -al yTa1a
! | to be separated from him. He accompanied
( him everywhere, and at Rome, ION the same day,
y was admitted with him into the Academy of ST.
= Luke, which at that period, emblazoned It's mus
: ter roll with the names Of Domenichino. Guido,
3 Ponssin, and many others great in art.
s Velasquez died Of q contagious disease at Ma
Z drid, about the year 1860 Pareja attended
: himstll he died. and then left the bedside of his
Ie deceased master to attend upon his widow, who
Is was stricken with the, same pestilenee. She
,a died O week after, and then he went to the
y house Of his masters daughter, who had re
Gently married the celebrated landscape painter
i Martinez de Mazo. ~ g ass' EF9s7
v g signora,. he said. .Itsyou alone ore left tt
Is me take me s into your service, if yeua do no
IL @eornle IN replied Mazo you are one o
" the family" gll9I5a yF1svzs 57f'wf ' isa77
T. s Pareja then attached himself devotedly to tn
ne daughter Of 1Valasques and her husband. s.
I'd deyotedly, that in .l69O,,- when Martinez de
i Mazo was about to be assassinated for painting
\ a satirical picture rejecting on Spanish noble
of man, and which is still to be seen in the Palac
tn of Aranjuez, Parej threw himself between th
Is assassin and the yietim, received the blow i
10 his own breast, and died, thanking God that b
ae had saved the life Of the husband Of the daugh
u ter of Velasquez.
i The Museum at Madrid possesses many ADM
by rably painted piotures by the mulatto artis
no What is termed the Spanish Museum at Paris
r. enriched with two Of his paintings one is Th
III Holy Women at the Tomb of our Saviour !; . th
other the famous q Entombment.n 2 which va
ice brought to light, as we have just related, b
he the hands of Rubens.' q The Calling Of S
Matthew" which however, is considered h
pe. greatest work, is in the Palace of Aranjuez.
it. = 81 49, N = -. zs-.55 "a.
r. A SHARP BARGAIN correspondent Of Il
i'd Washington Star, writing from New York, say.
~ Grisi and Mario are still the talk of tt
se- town. Their arrival has been quite a God SCI
for the musical critics attached to the daily al
,d weekly press. A Paris letter writer {Kendal
Of says that Mr.. Haekett engaged Grisi and Mari
as- for 1885 1000, for five months and pa ying all tht
expenses, tavern bills, carriages, hire, servant
ID etc. Forty thousand dollars are deposited wi
ret the Earrings as the security money they a