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Wednesday, January 11, 2012

LAS MENINAS (Patricia M.)

This is a painting by Velázquez. It is a very famous picture. It was painted in 1656. Velázquez was a spanish artist. Diego Velázquez was born in Sevilla in 1599 The painting is of a family in a palace called Alcázar in Madrid. . In the picture you can see the king's daughter and some other girls. The artist painted himself. He is on the left of the picture, and he is painting. In front of the daughter there is a dog.
Velázquez usually used dark colours.

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