Las Meninas

History of Art - 17th Century - Baroque

By Diego Velázquez

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Velazquez’s Las Meninas (1656)is a portrait of Infanta Mar-garita, the daughter of King

Philip IV. This article focuses on theway Velazquez painted Infanta Mar-garita’s psychological perplexity infront of the large window of his studio.It also focuses on Infanta Margarita’sbeauty, her intelligence, and above allher interest in the beauty of the visibleworld!

I tried to explore the way works of artrepresent and reconstruct the visibleworld and the way Velazquez elevatedInfanta Margarita’s visit to his studiointo a masterpiece of art.

Diego Velazquez, Las Meninas, 1656. Museo del Prado, Madrid.

An article written by George Konstantinidis | May 2012

The article is available online at:www.velazquezlasmeninas.com

I hope that you will like it!Thank youGeorge Konstantinidis