Left, Salvador Dalí, Velázquez Painting the Infanta Marguerita with the Lights and Shadows of His Own Glory (1958), and, right, Velázquez’s Infanta Maria Theresa. Photo: Museum of Fine Arts ...

Diego Velázquez's 1656 portrayal of a Spanish princess and her entourage is one of the most important paintings in Western art history, if not the most conceptually complex by an old master.

Spanish women preferred three-piece dresses made of stiffened fabric, the extremely wide skirt with farthingale undergarment, high-necked bodices, wigs, and theatrical makeup. Nowhere is the ...

Diego Velázquez’ 1656 painting Las Meninas has long been considered one of the most important pieces of Western art. Depicting a scene in the Spanish court during the reign of King Philip IV, the ...

Diego Velázquez had a close relationship with Spanish royals What is likely the painter’s most renowned royal portrait, a 1656 painting of several Spanish court figures known as Las Meninas ...

Item 1 of 5 Venezuelan artist Antonio Azzato stands next to one of the sculptures that is part of the "Meninas Caracas Gallery" street exhibit, which plays homage to Spanish artist Diego Velazquez ...

All this is jarring to think about. But of course, the excellent idea that all humans are equal did not, in the 17th century, enjoy the currency it later gained.