Modos de representación del espacio en "Las meninas"
- 1 Universidad de Alcalá (España)
ISSN: 1135-9722
Datum der Publikation: 2017
Nummer: 15
Seiten: 91-103
Art: Artikel
Andere Publikationen in: Locus amoenus
Zusammenfassung
The ways in which Diego Velázquez rendered space in Las Meninas are studied with the aid of a virtual, three-dimensional model of the room depicted in the painting. The model suggests that Velázquez used a large mirror to create his masterpiece. The use of such a mirror probably helped Velázquez in depicting the true perspective of the room, and also explains both the reduced size of the figures portrayed (the Infanta and her companions) and the appearance of the King and Queen's images in the small mirror.