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Complex composition showing the Infanta Margarita surrounded by her entourage in the artist's studio, with Velázquez painting a canvas and the king and queen reflected in a mirror.
Significance
Called "the theology of painting" and "the philosophy of art," its sophisticated play with viewpoint, illusion, and the role of the artist has made it perhaps the most analyzed painting in Western art.
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
318 cm × 276 cm
Location
Museo del Prado, Madrid, Spain