Las Meninas

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Las Meninas is a renowned 1656 painting by Diego Velázquez, celebrated for its complex composition, masterful use of perspective, and self-referential exploration of the act of looking.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf oil painting
painting
appliesToPart canvas
catalogCode P01174
collection Museo del Prado collection
countryOfOrigin Spain
creator Diego Velázquez
depicts Diego Velázquez
Infanta Margaret Theresa
Isabel de Velasco
José Nieto Velázquez
King Philip IV of Spain
linked to: Philip IV of Spain

Marcela de Ulloa
Maribárbola
María Agustina Sarmiento
Nicolasito Pertusato
linked to: Mario Minniti

Queen Mariana of Austria
linked to: Mariana of Austria

mastiff
describedBySource art history literature
follows The Spinners
genre court painting
portrait painting
hasEffect influenced Pablo Picasso
influenced Salvador Dalí
influenced modern art theory
hasPart chandelier
framed paintings on the back wall
large canvas on an easel
mirror
open doorway
height 318 cm
inception 1656
languageOfTitle Spanish
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Madrid
locatedInTheCountry Spain
location Museo del Prado
linked to: Prado Museum
mainSubject Infanta Margaret Theresa
Spanish royal court
materialUsed oil paint
movement Baroque
notableFor ambiguous viewer position
complex composition
depiction of the artist within the painting
exploration of the act of looking
self-referential structure
use of perspective
partOf Spanish Golden Age art
significantEvent acquisition by Museo del Prado
title Las Meninas
width 276 cm

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Western canon of art includesWork Las Meninas
Diego Velázquez notableWork Las Meninas
Prado Museum notableWork Las Meninas
Las Meninas title Las Meninas
Las Meninas series inspiredBy Las Meninas
Las Meninas series basedOn Las Meninas
Las Meninas series mainSubject Las Meninas
Las Meninas series relatedWork Las Meninas
Family of Charles IV inspiredBy Las Meninas
subject linked to: Family of Charles IV (painting)
Infanta Margarita Maria Catalina of Spain depictedIn Las Meninas (1656 painting by Diego Velázquez)
linked to: Las Meninas