Interpreting "Las Meninas"
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Diego Velazquez was a 17th century Spanish painter known for works like "Las Meninas" in the Prado Museum in Madrid. This painting depicts Princess Margarita and her court, and also features Velazquez painting another work. It refers to the female servants of queens and princesses in the Spanish court known as "meninas". The painting has inspired many other artists like Picasso and Dali. The document encourages readers to try recreating their own version of "Las Meninas" by following steps to draw a pattern and choose materials to craft their artwork.
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Interpreting "Las Meninas"
- 1. Diego Velazquez is a Spanish painter from the 17th century. His paintings are worldwide known and admired and we can find some of them in the most important museums as the National Gallery in London or the Art History Museum in Vienna. But, maybe, his most popular work is “Las Meninas”, in El Prado museum, Madrid.
- 2. This is me!! This painting represents the princess Margarita, king Felipe IV’s daughter, and her court. In the painting also appears Velazquez, working in other work. The word ‘menina’, at the beginning, refers to the maid of waiting of queens and princess in the Spanish Court.
- 3. But nowadays, it is most popularly known as any woman or girl dressed in such a particular way.
- 4. The Meninas have inspired a lot of people and artists
- 6. Some as famous as … Picasso or Dalí
- 7. And now, we will become artists. Let’s make our own meninas with Velazquez’s advice. Let`s follow these steps: 1.- Draw a pattern
- 9. 2.- Choose the materials: different kind of paper, fabrics, ribbons, crayons, felt tip pens, feathers, stickers, glass beads …
- 10. And get to work! Here you are some ideas