Philip IV´s Family | The Twilight of Habsburg Spain | Las Meninas and Diego Velázquez

The painting known as Las Meninas represents a frozen moment in time, a snapshot of an instant in the life of the Spanish court in the 17th century. A painting about painting. A reality and an illusion. The artistic pinnacle of its creator, the Spanish painter Diego Velázquez, and one of the most scrutinized and debated works of art in the history of mankind.
But, above all, this painting is a collective portrait, representing real individual figures whose identities and lives where recorded.
So, on this video we will try to understand who they were and what this painting can tell us about the artistic career of Velásquez and life in the court of Madrid in the twilight of Habsburg Spain.
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Sources:
- de Oliveira, António (2005). D. Filipe III. Círculo de Leitores: Lisboa.
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- Nabais, João Maria (2007). A Arte do Retrato n’As Meninas de Velásquez in Revista da Faculdade de Letras CIÊNCIAS E TÉCNICAS DO PATRIMÓNIO, I Série vol. V-VI, pp. 363-389.
- Portús, Javier (2014). Velazquez: Las Meninas and Late Royal Portraits. Thames & Hudson.
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- Portús, Javier (2013). Velázquez y la Familia de Felipe IV. Museu del Prado: Madrid.
Key Words:
Diego Velázquez
Las Meninas
Habsburg Dynasty
History of Spain
Art
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Analysis
Prado Museum
Art History
Baroque
Philip IV
Infanta Margarita
Mariana of Austria
Maria Teresa of Spain
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