One of an important works of art at Madrid’s El Prado museum is his masterpiece, ‘Las Meninas’. The painting depicts a royal household scene with the Infanta Margarita, the young princess of Spain, at the center, surrounded by her maids and various court docket figures. The faces of Philip IV and Mariana of Austria, the Infanta’s parents, may be seen in the mirror. Velzquez depicted himself in the nook of the painting, working on a large canvas, in this work.
Friday, October 4
