SOURCE: Rick Steves Travel Blog
DATE: Sat, 05 Sep 2020 17:45:19 +0000
FULL PUBLICATION: https://blog.ricksteves.com/blog/velazquez-las-meninas/

Diego Velázquez spent 30 years painting formal portraits of the Spanish king. Then, deciding to switch things up, he painted his most famous and greatest painting. Instead of showing the king, Las Meninas captures the behind-the-scenes action as the king’s portrait is being painted. As America continues to suffer crisis upon crisis, it has never … Continue reading "Daily Dose of Europe: Velázquez’s Las Meninas"