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Las Meninas (Spanish for 'The Ladies-in-waiting ' pronounced [las meˈninas]) is a 1656 painting in the Museo del Prado in Madrid, by Diego Velázquez, the leading artist of the Spanish Baroque.
Las Meninas. 1656. Oil on canvas. Room 012. This is one of Velázquez`s largest paintings and among those in which he made most effort to create a complex and credible composition that would convey a sense of life and reality while enclosing a dense network of meanings.
Feb 28, 2022 · This complex oil painting by Diego Velázquez is an incredibly nuanced depiction of life in the court of King Philip IV of Spain. Perhaps one of the most important paintings in all of Western art history, this masterpiece from 1656 continues to influence artists today.
Oct 16, 2020 · In Diego Velázquez’s 17th-Century masterpiece Las Meninas, a ricochet of shadows and mirrors that never ceases to intrigue, a small and underappreciated clay jug at the centre of the canvas...
Jul 5, 2024 · Las Meninas, oil painting created in 1656 by iconic Spanish artist Diego Velázquez. Las Meninas shows Velázquez late in his career and at the height of his powers.
Las meninas (como se conoce a esta obra desde el siglo XIX) o La familia de Felipe IV (según se describe en el inventario de 1734) se considera la obra maestra del pintor del Siglo de Oro español Diego Velázquez.
Las Meninas, or The maids of the infanta Margarita, is perhaps the absolute masterpiece of Velázquez, in that it epitomizes and synthesizes nearly the whole of his poetic world.
