A moment of almost-total silence contemplating Velazquez's "Las Meninas" is the rare opportunity offered by Madrid's Prado museum as it reopens its doors to a handful of visitors Saturday after a ...

A statue created from the painting Las Meninas is seen in Madrid, capital of Spain, Oct. 15, 2020. The 2020 Meninas Madrid Gallery Exhibition kicked off in Madrid on Oct. 15, 2020. Numerous ...

On loan to the Prado museum in Madrid, John Singer Sargent's "The Daughters of Edward Darley Boit" is on display near Diego Velázquez's "Las Meninas." The proximity of the two works forces us to ...

Art World Art Bites: Why Conservation of Velázquez’s ‘Las Meninas’ Caused a Nationwide Uproar Spaniards argued that only a native could truly understand the pinnacle of Spanish art.

Diego Velázquez changed western art – and the relationship of artist, artwork and spectator – by placing himself in his painting Las Meninas, says Jason Farago.

A moment of almost-total silence contemplating Velazquez's "Las Meninas" is the rare opportunity offered by Madrid's Prado museum as it reopens its doors to a handful of visitors Saturday after a ...