Maids of Honor, 1656
Las Meninas
Diego Velázquez
Spanish, 1569-1660
Oil on canvas
Prado Museum, Madrid
This painting, considered his greatest masterpiece, has been one of the most analyzed works in Western painting. In it Velázquez showed his mastery of both form and content.
The painter places himself in his studio, standing before a large canvas, on which he may be painting this very picture or perhaps King Philip IV or Queen Mariana, whose reflections appear in the mirror on the far wall. The young princess Margarita appears in the foreground with her two favorite, dwarf servants, and a large dog.
Maids of Honor, 1656
Las Meninas
Diego Velázquez
Spanish, 1569-1660
Oil on canvas
Prado Museum, Madrid
This painting, considered his greatest masterpiece, has been one of the most analyzed works in Western painting. In it Velázquez showed his mastery of both form and content.
The painter places himself in his studio, standing before a large canvas, on which he may be painting this very picture or perhaps King Philip IV or Queen Mariana, whose reflections appear in the mirror on the far wall. The young princess Margarita appears in the foreground with her two favorite, dwarf servants, and a large dog.