3 articles tagged with "Las Meninas"
Explore how the viewer is not a passive recipient but an active participant who completes the meaning of an artwork. From Velázquez's Las Meninas and Duchamp's readymades to reception theory and contemporary participatory art, discover what your presence does to a painting.
Las Meninas is the most discussed painting in Western art. This guide unpacks what is actually happening in the scene, who everyone in the room is, what the mirror shows, and why Velázquez painted himself into the composition.
Las Meninas is one of the most analyzed paintings in art history. Explore who is actually in the room, why the mirror reflection has puzzled scholars for centuries, what Velázquez's self-portrait means, and why Picasso and Foucault both found it so important.