Think Francisco de Goya but with looser brushstrokes and less gore. Luis Paret, a contemporary of Goya, was a Spanish late-Baroque and Rococo painter of portraits, landscapes, still lifes, and bambochadas (genre paintings). Both artists were born in 1746 and both drew attention when awarded accolades by the Academia de San Francisco—Paret from the academy in Madrid, and Goya from the one in Parma. With accuracy and flair, Paret’s paintings explore the fashions, styles, architecture, and social customs of 16th-century Spain. Indeed, his detailed, colorful narratives read like stories. Paret’s prolific career has been meticulously organized into nine sections by the Museo del Prado. —Thalia Bonas