Las Meninas is a 1656 painting in the
Museo del Prado in
Madrid, by
Diego Velázquez, the leading artist of the
Spanish Golden Age. It shows a large room in the
Royal Alcázar of Madrid during the reign of King
Philip IV of Spain, and presents several figures, including the young
Infanta Margaret Theresa surrounded by her entourage. Las Meninas has been recognised as one of the most important paintings in
Western art history, and its complex and enigmatic composition has frequently been the subject of analysis. It has been described as "Velázquez's supreme achievement, a highly self-conscious, calculated demonstration of what painting could achieve, and perhaps the most searching comment ever made on the possibilities of the easel painting".Painting:
Diego Velázquez
Las Meninas is a 1656 painting in the
Museo del Prado in
Madrid, by
Diego Velázquez, the leading artist of the
Spanish Golden Age. It shows a large room in the
Royal Alcázar of Madrid during the reign of King
Philip IV of Spain, and presents several figures, including the young
Infanta Margaret Theresa surrounded by her entourage. Las Meninas has been recognised as one of the most important paintings in
Western art history, and its complex and enigmatic composition has frequently been the subject of analysis. It has been described as "Velázquez's supreme achievement, a highly self-conscious, calculated demonstration of what painting could achieve, and perhaps the most searching comment ever made on the possibilities of the easel painting".Painting:
Diego Velázquez