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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.
Feb 28, 2022 · For over 350 years, art lovers have been fascinated by Las Meninas. 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.
Un cuadro de 1656 que representa al pintor y su taller en el Alcázar de Madrid, con una complejidad y realidad sorprendentes. Descubre su ficha técnica, su historia, su significado y su influencia en la enciclopedia del Museo del Prado.
May 23, 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.
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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.
Oct 16, 2020 · A small clay pot in Diego Velázquez’s Las Meninas could hold the key to unlocking the mysterious 17th-Century painting, argues Kelly Grovier.
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Las Meninas is Velazquez' most complex masterpiece of Baroque art, outshining all his other famous works including The Waterseller of Seville (1618-22); Christ on the Cross (c.1632 Prado), The Surrender of Breda (1634-5, Prado), or Portrait of Pope Innocent X (1650, Galleria Doria Pamphilj).
