Las Meninas

1656 painting by Diego Velázquez
VisualArtwork painting Q208758
Las Meninas
Diego Velázquez · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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Las Meninas

Summary

Las Meninas is a painting[1]. It ranks in the top 0.3% of painting entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13,397 views/month, #18 of 5,957).[2]

Key Facts

  • Las Meninas is the creator of Diego Velázquez[3].
  • Las Meninas is in the country of Spain[4].
  • Las Meninas's instance of is recorded as painting[5].
  • Las Meninas is owned by Ferdinand VII of Spain[6].
  • Las Meninas is associated with the Baroque movement[7].
  • Las Meninas's genre is group portrait[8].
  • Las Meninas's depicts is recorded as Philip IV of Spain[9].
  • Las Meninas's depicts is recorded as Margaret Theresa of Spain[10].
  • Las Meninas's depicts is recorded as Diego Velázquez[11].
  • Las Meninas's depicts is recorded as Mariana of Austria[12].
  • Las Meninas's depicts is recorded as Infante of Spain[13].
  • Las Meninas's depicts is recorded as dwarf[14].
  • Las Meninas's depicts is recorded as dog[15].
  • Las Meninas's depicts is recorded as mirror[16].
  • Las Meninas's depicts is recorded as door[17].
  • Las Meninas's depicts is recorded as painting[18].
  • Las Meninas's depicts is recorded as room[19].
  • Las Meninas's depicts is recorded as man[20].
  • Las Meninas's depicts is recorded as woman[21].
  • Las Meninas's depicts is recorded as nun[22].
  • Las Meninas's depicts is recorded as canvas[23].
  • Las Meninas's depicts is recorded as palette[24].
  • Las Meninas's depicts is recorded as royalty[25].
  • Las Meninas's depicts is recorded as Maria Agustina Sarmiento[26].
  • Las Meninas's depicts is recorded as Mari Bárbola[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Las Meninas is the creator of Diego Velázquez[3].

Publication

Las Meninas's genre is group portrait[8].

Subject and Themes

Las Meninas is associated with the Baroque movement[7].

Material and Period

Recorded made from material include oil paint[28] and canvas[29]. Las Meninas dates from the Baroque[30]. Recorded location include Museo del Prado[31] and Royal Palace of Madrid[32].

Why It Matters

Las Meninas ranks in the top 0.3% of painting entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13,397 views/month, #18 of 5,957).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

It has been cited as an influence by The Daughters of Edward Darley Boit[35], a painting[36], in United States[37], founded in 1882[38].

FAQs

Who did Las Meninas influence?

Las Meninas has been cited as an influence by The Daughters of Edward Darley Boit[35].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . www.museodelprado.es. museodelprado.es. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . www.museodelprado.es. museodelprado.es. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . Inv. Fernando VII, Palacio Nuevo, 1814-1818. wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . Make Lists, Not War. Retrieved . beckchris.wordpress.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . www.museodelprado.es. museodelprado.es. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [3] . Make Lists, Not War. beckchris.wordpress.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . www.museodelprado.es. museodelprado.es. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . www.museodelprado.es. museodelprado.es. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . www.museodelprado.es. museodelprado.es. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . www.museodelprado.es. museodelprado.es. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . www.museodelprado.es. Retrieved . museodelprado.es. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . www.museodelprado.es. Retrieved . museodelprado.es. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . www.museodelprado.es. museodelprado.es. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . www.museodelprado.es. museodelprado.es. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . www.museodelprado.es. Retrieved . museodelprado.es. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . www.museodelprado.es. museodelprado.es. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [29] . www.museodelprado.es. museodelprado.es. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [31] . www.museodelprado.es. museodelprado.es. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [32] . Inv. Fernando VII, Palacio Nuevo, 1814-1818. wikidata.org.
  30. [30] . Make Lists, Not War. Retrieved . beckchris.wordpress.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [35] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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