Netflix has already taken the time to buy the rights to make a series about this novelnothing is missing for success to be guaranteed. yes, baroque If someone had said “Hello!” it would definitely have become a hot topic. … cover. 17th century. seville and madrid. The main characters are three of Spain’s greatest artists. I am Diego Velázquez, a painter at the court of Felipe IV. Juan Bautista Martinez Del Masohis favorite and most advanced disciple, and Francisco Pachecohis father-in-law. Synopsis: Velasquez and his wife Juana learn the following from their maid: his daughter Francisca, 14 years oldspent two nights with Martinez del Maso. lose one’s innocenceand they were secretly engaged. They decided to do everything possible to prevent this marriage from happening and send the young woman to Seville under the protection of her grandfather. There is no trace of her. Martinez del Maso goes to church authorities to fulfill his marriage vows. begins A lawsuit that lasted several months.
Two art historians describe their findings in a paper as follows: Madrid Diocese History Archive (The headquarters are located at Calle de la Pasa 3) There they discovered an unpublished marriage file. Patricia Manzano Rodriguez (Madrid, 1996) She has been working as a curator at the Meadows Museum in Dallas, a small meadow in Texas, for two years. He studied art history at the Autonomous University of Madrid. his doctoral dissertation“Juan Bautista Martínez del Mazo: Authorship, Authenticity, and Originality in Velázquez’s Workshop” was conducted at Durham University (UK). Complete with a book containing a complete transcription of the file. “This month, I have to deliver the final manuscript of a book that will hopefully be published next year. “Harvey Miller will publish it,” Patricia said in a phone call with ABC.
Why are you a masochist? “That’s because how much we know about Velazquez and how little we know about the people who were around him. I was very surprised from the beginning how little we knew about the person who worked so closely with Velazquez and was by his side. “That’s where it all started.” Was this file easy to find? “Usually if you ask for the documents, they will show them to you without any problems. In this case it was a little more complicated. They told me they had to look for him. I gave them all the information, his name, the date of his marriage… I was very irritatedbecause it took a long time Approximately 6 months until discovery. But they found it, and I’m so grateful. I was in Dallas when they called. I needed someone I could trust, so I sent Mario to meet me. It was he who taught me that what appeared was a jewel. I could see the original, but I couldn’t get it out. I consulted it and requested a reprint so that I could calmly transcribe it. refers to Mario Zamora Perez (Cuenca, 1993). Although it was intended to be a solo investigation, he consulted his colleague and friend, an art historian at the Autonomous University of Madrid. He received a one-year scholarship to work in the sculpture department of the National Library. “Mario is much better at paleography than I am – Patricia warns –. “When I found that document, all I wanted was to get it out as soon as possible.”
On the left is Velasquez’s “Self-Portrait.” On the right is a portrait of his father-in-law, Francisco Pacheco, who is also a painter.
Patricia was chasing him. marriage file There was an exchange between Mazo and Francisca Velasquez, but he never imagined what he would find. “I was expecting something very short and simple, something that would acknowledge everything we already know.” Mario was the first to read the book. “I expected it to be one or two pages, but I was surprised to find it was 60 pages long, including the lawsuit.” treasure. This research belonged to Patricia, and I lent her a hand and helped her transcribe it.
There was no doubt that the marriage of Mazo and Francisca was not accepted by Velázquez.
Go back to the 17th century. We were secretly sent to Seville, leaving Francisca behind, but her whereabouts were unknown. “Just as Velázquez married Juana, the daughter of his master Francisco Pacheco, it was always believed that Mazo also married Francisco Velázquez’s daughter. Mazo was believed to have followed Velázquez’s personal and professional career, and there was no doubt that this marriage was unacceptable to him. However, nothing could be further from the truth. A church lawsuit was filed starting from . masochist complaints He is accused of interfering with the Velazquez couple’s engagement celebration and sending Francisca to Seville against her will. Lorenzo de IturizaraTreasurer of the Ecclesiastical Church of Alcalá de Henares, General Vicar and Judge of Madrid, ordered to interrogate several persons. witness. Like surgeon and barber Juan Sánchez Navarro Bustamante. Santiago de Benavente, Master Builder. Gaspar de Benavente, The Painter’s Slave. and Velazquez’s maid, Ines Garcia, who confirms the existence of the oath.
“It’s very interesting that the Church is against Pacheco in this case, because he was the watcher of the Inquisition.”
Maso heads to Seville to find his fiancée. Was it common to get married at 14? “It is unthinkable to us today, but it was not so strange in the 17th century either,” says the historian. In this city, the process is in people’s hands. Juan de Riverathe priest of the Seville Cathedral, official judge and vice-prefect of the archdiocese, gave orders to the bailiffs to find Francisca. They search for her at her house but are unsuccessful. his aunt, Beatriz de Cardenas;but they found a black velvet garment that belonged to a young woman. at home Juan Rodriguez de SilvaVelasquez’s father, and Francisco Pacheco’s father. “It’s very interesting that the church is against him on this issue. Overseer of the Inquisition. That is, he was one of the artists who made sure that sacred images adhered to etiquette,” says Manzano.
Francisca had not yet appeared. The authorities held Mr. Pacheco responsible and threatened him with excommunication and a fine of 200 ducats. Everything indicates that Pacheco hid Francisca in the convent of San Leandro in Seville. The abbot was questioned but denied knowing anything.
The judge places Francisca and Pacheco’s assets under the control of Martinez Montañez, who was in a dispute with Velasquez’s father-in-law.
Plus, there’s a twist to the script and a sculptor is introduced. Juan Martinez Montañez. they deposit in their storage seized assets Up to pacheco value 200 ducats (Including nude photos). What surprised us was that he and Pacheco were having an argument. The former accused the latter of making sculpture polychromatic, but this was the work of painters alone. There is no news yet about Francisca and her maternal grandfather. 3rd to be excommunicated (I could go to Mass, but I couldn’t participate in sacraments like Confession and Holy Communion). It’s obvious when it’s not going to work excommunicate him in disgustthe highest category.
Francisca will appear on May 5thaccompanied by Ana de Silva and Velazquez’s father’s slaves. She twice denied the existence of a marriage agreement with Maso and also denied that she was under pressure from her family. They even had a confrontation. As in the case of Pacheco’s assets, the judge places Francisca in the custody of Martínez Montañez. “We don’t know if he’s there as a friend of Pacheco or as an enemy, because he’s the one who takes over Francisca when the judge takes her under his jurisdiction, and he’s the one who collects Pacheco’s paintings and molds,” Manzano says.
Francisca confesses the existence of a marriage agreement with Maso dated March 30, 1633.
The lawsuit is again madridultimately where Francisca confesses The existence of that agreement. I don’t know what happened that changed his mind. It is dated March 30, 1633 and is signed by both parties. “…we have given each other the fee and the word of marriage, accepted it and formally sworn it. We draw up this document in our names, so that in no case may we break it, and may it cost us, and may this word prompt us to obey and marry…” (sic).
Two historians say Velazquez’s daughter may have been pregnant
They gave couples six days to get married. they get married pArroquia of Santiago de Madrid he August 21, 1633 They then went to live in Velazquez’s house on Calle Concepción Geronima. As a dowry, he gave Mazo a job as an usher in the chamber. Historians point out that: Possibility that Francisca was pregnant. “This document allows us to understand that if Francisca had known that she had broken off her engagement, her life would have been ruined. The timings coincided so closely that at first we thought it was due to pregnancy. The process begins in March and ends in August or September. Francisca will have several spontaneous abortions. ten children “He had only five of them (Melchor, Gaspar and Baltasar) reach adulthood,” warns Patricia Manzano. “That’s a hypothesis that we’re considering. It’s going to be squared. But it’s one of the gaps that exists,” adds Mario Zamora. After Francisca’s death, The masochist will get married two more times.along with Don Francisca de la Vega and Ana de la Vega, who is believed to be his sister. “Pacheco has repaired his relationship with the church, but it’s not documented, and there’s no mention of the return of assets. We don’t know when that will happen or even if it will happen,” Patricia says.
“The Painter’s Family” by Juan Bautista Martínez del Maso
Why were Velázquez and Mazo able to maintain such a close working relationship after such a tough case? Did Velázquez want to hide the case to avoid disgrace and be able to continue serving the court? “If it were known it would have been a scandal. velazquez I was able to report him for statutory rape.“Although he was with a minor without her father’s consent, he decided to send her to Seville,” Mario explains, “I don’t know how much that would jeopardize his position in court, but if it were… great shame for the family. Please try to hide it. I also don’t know why Velazquez opposed the marriage. Looking at Velazquez’s career, he desired to be recognized as a nobleman and eventually became a knight of the Order of Santiago, which he continued to fight for his entire life. he thinks so He expected better from his daughter.. Of course, these are also our hypotheses, but I think it’s very logical that he would want to rise socially through his daughter’s marriage. “And with a scandal like this, things would have become very difficult,” Manzano explains, adding that “Mr. Mazo is interested in consolidating himself in the Velazquez workshop,” Zamora says.
Little is known about Maso’s life. And this document sheds light on that. “It has always been said that he was a painter from Cuenca, but other sources speak of Madrid, the mountains of Burgos, and the present-day province of Cantabria… His birth date was thought to be around 1610 or 1612, but we didn’t know the exact date either. We never expected so much useful information to come out of it,” says Patricia. Cuenca, 1605. He was already a painter when he moved to Madrid in 1625, and was probably working in a studio there. pedro de las cuevasTeacher of painters such as Juan Carreno de Miranda and Francisco de Burgos. It was probably he who brought Maso into contact with Velazquez. Also, Mazo entered the service of Velázquez in 1631.After returning from my first trip to Italy. He accepts him as an officer. “There are still gaps that have not been filled,” says Mario. “We wanted to continue this topic in Seville as the process moved there. We wanted to go to the Seville archives to do research, but work commitments prevented us from doing so, and in the end we had to choose to prioritize taking up this topic as soon as possible,” says Patricia.
I saw what I saw, The Golden Age wasn’t as boring as people think: Caravaggio fled from Rome to Naples after murdering someone, but Velasquez illegitimate child On my second trip to Italy… “Stories like this give life to us historians,” says Mario. Also for journalists.
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