Las Meninas
Diego Velázquez · 1656
- Artist
- Diego Velázquez
- Year
- 1656
- Technique
- oil on canvas
- Movement
- Baroque
- Location
- Museu do Prado, Madrid
De onde vem o dado
About this image
Como ler este número
What Baroque is
When and how "Las Meninas" was painted
"Las Meninas" is a work by Diego Velázquez, made in 1656 — more than 370 years ago — using oil on canvas, associated with Baroque.
The original of "Las Meninas" is on display today at the Museu do Prado, in Madrid (Espanha), and the image on this page is a public-domain photographic reproduction of that same painting, not a photo of the venue.
Why "Las Meninas" is considered significant
"Las Meninas" regularly appears on lists of the world's most famous paintings for representing Baroque of the 17th century well, and for having influenced generations of artists after Diego Velázquez.
This site covers only this one work by Diego Velázquez; the artist's own page has the full biographical context.
Glossário: os termos desta página
Public domain
A work whose copyright protection has expired — usually decades after the author's death, the exact term varies by country — so it can be freely reproduced, including on an ad-supported site.
Oil on canvas
A painting technique using pigment mixed with a drying oil (such as linseed oil), applied to a linen or cotton canvas stretched over a frame.
Visual arts glossary — todos os 8 termos.