A deconstruction of the relationship between viewer and viewed, depiction and depicted, Las Meninas asks, Just what is it you ...

Diego Velázquez’ 1656 painting Las Meninas has long been considered one of the most important pieces of Western art. Depicting a scene in the Spanish court during the reign of King Philip IV, the ...

At first glance, Diego Velázquez's 1656 painting Las Meninas might seem like just another ensemble portrait. But then, your eye snags on some curious detail. Soon you can't look away, locked into ...

A small clay pot in Diego Velázquez’s Las Meninas could hold the key to unlocking the mysterious 17th-Century painting, argues Kelly Grovier.

The 17th-century portrait Las Meninas (1656), or “The Maids of Honor,” is universally regarded as Diego Velázquez’s magnum opus, and perhaps the single greatest existing expression of ...

Diego Velázquez changed western art – and the relationship of artist, artwork and spectator – by placing himself in his painting, says Jason Farago. But one major work will not be there. Las ...

Diego Velázquez (1599–1660) ... His masterpieces, such as "Las Meninas" and "The Surrender of Breda," are housed in the Prado Museum in Madrid, ...

A small clay pot in Diego Velázquez’s Las Meninas could hold the key to unlocking the mysterious 17th-Century painting, argues Kelly Grovier. Sometimes a vase is just a vase.

A small clay pot in Diego Velázquez’s Las Meninas could hold the key to unlocking the mysterious 17th-Century painting, argues Kelly Grovier. Sometimes a vase is just a vase. Sometimes it’s a ...