Las Meninas
Diego Velázquez · 1656
Why it's great
A little princess stands among her ladies-in-waiting, dwarfs and a dog, while the painter, Velázquez, stands at a big canvas, and in a mirror at the back you can see the king and queen. He painted it in 1656, and people still ask who the painting is really about.
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.
