Las Meninas Spanish For The Ladies In Waiting Analysis
One of Diego Velazquez’s last painting and maybe the greatest one, Las Meninas Spanish for “The Ladies in Waiting” is an oil on canvas baroque style painting which measures approximately 10’5”x 9’(318 x 276 cm), currently displayed in The Museo del Prado in Madrid, Spain.
Las Meninas was painted in 1656 in the Cuarto del Príncipe in the Royal Alcazar of Madrid, which is the room seen in the work. (Museo del Prado, Antonio Palomino.1724).
The setting is one of the most credible spaces depicted in western art: the remarkably beautiful details are divided across the entire pictorial surface, and finally, the painter has taken a decisive step forward on the path to illusionism, which was one of the goals of European painting in the early modern …show more content…
Because of this maids, chaperones and bodyguards is that the painting is named Las Meninas. Right behind them, painter Diego Velazquez himself is pictured to the left of the scene, shown working on a large canvas, looking outward past the large canvas supported by an easel. (Las Meninas,Totally History)
In the back of the canvas, you can notice a mirror that reflects the upper bodies of the King Philip IV and Queen Mariana of Austria the Infanta’s parents who are watching the scene taking place.(A.Palomino.1724).
Despite the many studies that art historians have devoted themselves to finding a meaning to the canvas, the unknowns still pose Las Meninas difficult to answer. There are also many questions in regards to Velazquez’s painting which can not be answered but rather, everyone who admires Las Meninas must make a choice for themselves. Some of the questions may be, why is Velazquez portrait on the canvas? What is the meaning of the piece? What is Velazquez trying to represent with this painting? Why is there a mirror with the king and queen's
Las Meninas was painted in 1656 in the Cuarto del Príncipe in the Royal Alcazar of Madrid, which is the room seen in the work. (Museo del Prado, Antonio Palomino.1724).
The setting is one of the most credible spaces depicted in western art: the remarkably beautiful details are divided across the entire pictorial surface, and finally, the painter has taken a decisive step forward on the path to illusionism, which was one of the goals of European painting in the early modern …show more content…
Because of this maids, chaperones and bodyguards is that the painting is named Las Meninas. Right behind them, painter Diego Velazquez himself is pictured to the left of the scene, shown working on a large canvas, looking outward past the large canvas supported by an easel. (Las Meninas,Totally History)
In the back of the canvas, you can notice a mirror that reflects the upper bodies of the King Philip IV and Queen Mariana of Austria the Infanta’s parents who are watching the scene taking place.(A.Palomino.1724).
Despite the many studies that art historians have devoted themselves to finding a meaning to the canvas, the unknowns still pose Las Meninas difficult to answer. There are also many questions in regards to Velazquez’s painting which can not be answered but rather, everyone who admires Las Meninas must make a choice for themselves. Some of the questions may be, why is Velazquez portrait on the canvas? What is the meaning of the piece? What is Velazquez trying to represent with this painting? Why is there a mirror with the king and queen's