Las Hilanderas
Diego Velázquez · 1655
Why it's great
Women spin and wind wool in the front of a room, and in the back there is a tapestry with the story of Arachne. Diego Velázquez painted it in about 1655, and the spinning wheel is painted so fast it looks like a blur.
Where to see it
📍 Museo del PradoMadrid, Spain
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Three places to look for a print of this painting, from budget to museum-grade:
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Diego Velázquez was a Spanish painter born in Seville in 1599. He moved to Madrid as a young man and became the court painter to King Philip IV, painting portraits such as Las Meninas that are among the greatest in the world. He died in Madrid in 1660.
