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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.
- 318 cm × 276 cm (125.2 in × 108.7 in)
- Diego Velázquez
- 1656
Apr 24, 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.
- Ann Kay
Las Meninas. 1656. Oil on canvas. 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.
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.
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.
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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.
Dec 12, 2023 · Las Meninas (pronounced [las meˈninas]; Spanish for The Ladies-in-waiting) is a 1656 painting in the Museo del Prado in Madrid, by Diego Velázquez, the leading artist of the Spanish Golden Age.
