Las Meninas (Spanish for ' The Ladies-in-waiting '[a] pronounced [las meˈninas]) is a 1656 painting in the Museo del Prado in Madrid, by Diego Velázquez, the leading artist of the Spanish Baroque.

2022年2月28日 · An in-depth look at the significance of "Las Meninas," the masterpiece by Spanish artist Diego Velázquez depicting life in the court of King Philip IV.

2025年1月2日 · 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 has one meaning that is immediately obvious to any viewer: it is a group portrait set in a specific location and peopled with identifiable figures undertaking comprehensible actions.

2022年10月11日 · Las Meninas by Diego Velázquez, painted in 1656, is an artwork that still turns heads, reflecting much more than meets the eye and raising seemingly unanswerable questions. This is the painting we will discuss in the article below.

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. The painting is an inexhaustible collection of human types and situations and also a mysterious feat of imaginative and representative capacity.

2020年10月16日 · A small clay pot in Diego Velázquez’s Las Meninas could hold the key to unlocking the mysterious 17th-Century painting, argues Kelly Grovier.

2024年6月6日 · Las Meninas, which in Spanish stands for Ladies-in-waiting, is one of the most famous masterpieces in art history. And one of the most mysterious ones as well! Its enigmatic composition confuses the spectator on many levels and raises the following questions: Are we participants in the scene?

2024年5月28日 · For over 350 years, "Las Meninas" has fascinated art lovers worldwide. This complex oil painting by Diego Velázquez offers a nuanced portrayal of life at the court of King Philip IV of Spain.

2023年12月18日 · In this blogpost, we’ll stroll through the life of Velázquez, witness the evolution of his career, and dissect the layers of “Las Meninas” while sprinkling in some intriguing details through a convenient table.