Look at one artwork in depth: Velsquez's Las Meninas. The painting provides a good example of the

Look at one artwork in depth: Velásquez's Las Meninas. The painting provides a good example of the range of art-historical interpretation a single artwork can inspire, while remaining resistant to any definitive "take". Though much is known about this painting, it remains enigmatic.

Questions persist about its subjects, the artist whose presence is revealed by reflection and by signature, the setting, the perspective construction, and the meaning of the gestures and details within the painting. We will read articles by Steinberg who interpreted this painting, and we will note his approach to analyzing the visual and contextual evidence Velásquez's painting, which has been said by some to be the greatest painting of all time.

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Artwork in Depth Velsquezs Las Meninas Introduction The painting Velasquezs Las Meninas displays a big room in Royal Alcazar of Madrid when Philip IV of Spain was the king It also represents various f... View the full answer