Ultra HD Master (3 840 × 4 420 px)
Baroque
1656
Las Meninas
Original title: La familia de Felipe IV
Diego Velázquez
Museum Provenance & Technical Data
Medium / Support:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
318 cm × 276 cm
Date of Creation:
1656
Scan Resolution:
3 840 × 4 420 px
Archive File Size:
5.2 MB
Permanent Collection:
Museo del Prado, Madrid, Spain
Historical Narrative
Widely regarded as one of the most complex and analyzed paintings in Western art history. Depicts the young Infanta Margaret Theresa surrounded by her entourage in the Royal Alcázar of Madrid.
Visual & Curatorial Analysis
"Velázquez paints himself looking out at the viewer while working on a giant canvas, with King Philip IV and Queen Mariana reflected in the background mirror, blurring the boundaries between art, illusion, and spectator."
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