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
Marcela de Ulloa → portrayedIn → "Las Meninas" ⓘ
linked to: Las Meninas
Marcela de Ulloa → depictedIn → Museo del Prado collection painting "Las Meninas" ⓘ
linked to: Las Meninas
María Agustina Sarmiento → depictedIn → "Las Meninas" ⓘ
linked to: Las Meninas
Maribárbola → portrayedIn → "Las Meninas" ⓘ
linked to: Las Meninas
Isabel de Velasco → depictedIn → "Las Meninas" ⓘ
linked to: Las Meninas
Isabel de Velasco → depictedIn → "Las Meninas" by Diego Velázquez ⓘ
linked to: Las Meninas
José Nieto Velázquez → depictedIn → "Las Meninas" ⓘ
linked to: Las Meninas
Spanish Baroque → hasNotableWork → Las Meninas ⓘ
Velázquez portrait oeuvre → notableWork → Las Meninas (self-portrait of the artist within the group) ⓘ
linked to: Las Meninas
The Daughters of Edward Darley Boit → inspiredBy → Las Meninas ⓘ
Infanta Margaret Theresa → depictedIn → "Las Meninas" ⓘ
linked to: Las Meninas