{"id":115275,"date":"2023-07-24T15:48:15","date_gmt":"2023-07-24T13:48:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.arteescuela.com\/what-characters-appear-in-the-painting-of-las-meninas\/"},"modified":"2024-07-19T13:29:10","modified_gmt":"2024-07-19T11:29:10","slug":"what-characters-appear-in-the-painting-of-las-meninas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.arteescuela.com\/en\/what-characters-appear-in-the-painting-of-las-meninas\/","title":{"rendered":"What Characters Appear in the Painting of Las Meninas"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"115275\" class=\"elementor elementor-115275 elementor-69011\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0ed74ac elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0ed74ac\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4a6cfba\" data-id=\"4a6cfba\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7cd7b87 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7cd7b87\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Hello, artenauta!<\/strong> Continuing our journey through the study of famous works of art, today we are going to talk to you about one of the most famous paintings of Spanish painting; <strong>Las Meninas by Diego Vel\u00e1zquez<\/strong>. Specifically, we are going to tell you who each of the characters in the painting is.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41b15ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"41b15ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Some interesting facts about Las Meninas<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0beb106 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0beb106\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li><strong>It is considered<\/strong> Diego Vel\u00e1zquez&#8217;s most famous masterpiece.<\/li>\n<li><strong>It is an oil painting<\/strong> on a large canvas (320.5 X 281.5 cm). At that time there were no such large fabrics, which is why, at present, the seams of the union of the different fabrics used are visible.<\/li>\n<li><strong>It was painted in 1656<\/strong> in the Prince&#8217;s Room, located in the Alcazar of Madrid.<\/li>\n<li><strong>It represents<\/strong> a scene from the daily, intimate and domestic life of the royal family.<\/li>\n<li>Among the <strong>highlights<\/strong> of this work we find the impressive play of light and shadow, the excellent execution of the technique and the distribution of characters in different planes made by the artist.<\/li>\n<li>This great work <strong>is on display<\/strong> at the Prado Museum (Madrid).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c58191 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8c58191\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"531\" height=\"609\" src=\"https:\/\/www.arteescuela.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Personajes-que-aparecen-en-las-meninas-numeros.jpg\" class=\" attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-110980\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.arteescuela.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Personajes-que-aparecen-en-las-meninas-numeros.jpg 531w, https:\/\/www.arteescuela.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Personajes-que-aparecen-en-las-meninas-numeros-262x300.jpg 262w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 531px) 100vw, 531px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-326c906 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"326c906\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Which characters appear in the painting of Las Meninas<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2590de elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b2590de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol>\n<li><strong>The Infanta Margarita,<\/strong> daughter of King Philip IV and Mariana of Austria.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mar\u00eda Agustina Sarmiento<\/strong> de Sotomayor, one of the Infanta&#8217;s meninas.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Isabel de Velasco<\/strong>, another of the Infanta&#8217;s meninas.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mari B\u00e1rbola<\/strong> (Mar\u00eda B\u00e1rbara Asqu\u00edn), who was part of the Infanta&#8217;s entourage.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Nicolasito Pertusato<\/strong>. He became the king&#8217;s valet.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Diego Vel\u00e1zquez.<\/strong>  Self-portrait of the author of the work.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Marcela de Ulloa,<\/strong> who held the position of minor guardian of ladies. She cared for and watched over the maidens who surrounded the Infanta.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Theamas keeper.<\/strong>  It is very possibly Diego Ruiz de Azcona.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Philip IV and his wife, Mariana of Austria<\/strong>, represented through her reflection in the mirror.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Jos\u00e9 Nieto Vel\u00e1zquez,<\/strong> aposentador of the queen.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7496a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c7496a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Location of the characters<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d28546 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9d28546\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"565\" height=\"647\" src=\"https:\/\/www.arteescuela.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/ubicacion-personajes-que-aparecen-en-el-cuadro-las-meninas.jpg\" class=\" attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-110979\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.arteescuela.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/ubicacion-personajes-que-aparecen-en-el-cuadro-las-meninas.jpg 565w, https:\/\/www.arteescuela.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/ubicacion-personajes-que-aparecen-en-el-cuadro-las-meninas-262x300.jpg 262w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 565px) 100vw, 565px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-924a16b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"924a16b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Now, if we take a closer look, <strong>we can distinguish<\/strong> three different planes when representing the different characters.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Infanta is placed in <strong>the foreground<\/strong>, being the central character of the painting. Next to her are the meninas and other servants.<\/li>\n<li><strong>In the background<\/strong> we find the painter himself, Diego Vel\u00e1zquez, and the guardadamas.<\/li>\n<li><strong>In the third plane<\/strong> would be the kings, reflected in the mirror, and the queen&#8217;s chamberlain. Although it may seem that being the farthest shot gives less importance to the characters that appear in it, it is precisely their location that gives the work a sense of depth.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Did you find this entry interesting? We hope it does and that it inspires you to continue looking for information about this and other works. <strong>Our goal is to inspire you<\/strong> to delve into the exciting world of art.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\"201341983\":0,\"335559739\":160,\"335559740\":259}\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">To learn everything you need to know about painting techniques and materials, as well as when to use each one of them, becoming a real artist, we invite you to visit our <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arteescuela.com\/en\/art-courses\/\">Online Painting Course<\/a>. <\/strong> <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hello, artenauta! Continuing our journey through the study of famous works of art, today we are going to talk to you about one of the most famous paintings of Spanish painting; Las Meninas by Diego Vel\u00e1zquez. 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