“Las Meninas” — it did not acquire its somewhat peculiar title (meaning “The Maids of Honour”) until the 1840s — was completed in 1656, four years before Velázquez’s death.

Las Meninas The Queso de Cabra (RM29) is made up of deep-fried semi-cured Spanish goat cheese with lemon honey sauce. This is a meal that is the dictionary definition of “hedonistic”.

Diego Velázquez, “Queen Mariana of Austria,” 1652-53, oil on canvas (Museo Nacional del Prado) By Christopher Knight Art Critic Dec. 17, 2024 12:32 PM PT ...

Often thought of as the defining masterpiece of Spanish Baroque painting, Las Meninas (1656) by Diego Velázquez is also one of the most unusual and widely debated royal portraits in the history of art ...

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And I think Velázquez says ‘Yeah, I know who you are.’” Novelist John Banville looks at 'Diego Velazquez's 'Las Meninas' at the Prado Museum in Madrid, Spain, Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024. Banville has ...

A restaurant has popped up in one of Perth’s inner suburbs, offering traditional Spanish cuisine with a twist. Meninas Grill — named after Diego Velazquez’s 1656 masterpiece Las Meninas ...

Diego Velázquez (Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez; Seville, 1599 - Madrid, 1660) was a Spanish painter and portraitist who lived and worked at the court of King Philip IV of Spain. During the ...

SPAIN - MAY 15: Las Meninas (The Maids of Honour), 1656, by Diego Velazquez (1599-1660), oil on canvas, 318x276 cm. (Photo by DeAgostini/Getty Images); Madrid, Museo Del Prado. (Photo by ...

Las Meninas by Diego Velázquez (Seville, 1599 - Madrid, 1660), the most famous painting of Spanish painting of all time and the icon of the Prado National Museum, still retains intact the luminosity ...