Las Meninas & Court Painting

We've got another stand-alone analysis for you today, Honeys.

Our work in question for the day is Diego Velazquez's Las Meninas of 1556. To get ourselves into the royal mindset, we're taking it back to 17th-century Spain and diving into the relationships between Diego Velazquez and the Spanish royal family. The painting itself will give us clues into the artist's role in their lives and his status at court in general, so expect to hear a bit about each character seen here. We will also going to look at court painters and the tradition of court painting a little more broadly.

Enjoy your trip into the court of Philip IV!

Source Doc: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CkIXYwgIozd3Iq6ITwreixgIjUASloCFaMDqs81qXVI/edit?usp=sharing