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[tipsy]

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@FancyPhillyshopper wrote:

One of my favorite of Velazquez' paintings and one of the most famous is Las Meninas.

When I saw this in person at the Prado, I was so happy!  The painting is a masterpiece! 

I even collected  a few Lladro statues that wear similar dresses.

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Yes, this is his most famous painting.  He included himself in it, he is the painter on the left!

[tipsy]

@cherry yes, I remember Sister Wendy!  Her interpretation would be fascinating to hear!

[Lake4]

I agree, it is an interesting portrait! I studied art history in college, so I, like you, are drawn to the art from long ago.

[Oznell]

Thanks so much for input.  I love hearing you art-lovers' reactions to, and fascinating knowledge about, Velazquez's painting!

[godi]

@cherry  How interesting, thanks for the background. I was way off. 🤣🤣🤣. It is a beautiful painting. 

[Lindsays Grandma]

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@FancyPhillyshopper wrote:

One of my favorite of Velazquez' paintings and one of the most famous is Las Meninas.

When I saw this in person at the Prado, I was so happy!  The painting is a masterpiece! 

I even collected  a few Lladro statues that wear similar dresses.

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Stunning painting.  There are so many subjects in this one painting, Velazquez truly was one of the finest artists of his time.  How lucky you were to find a Llardo statue with similar clothing from the painting.

[shoekitty]

Why does she have two bowls.  I tried looking it up, but cant find out the symbolism Sym BOWL ism. Lol

anyway,the subject and her sister were both decapitated for refusing to accept Venus.  Could the bowls symbolize her and her sister?.  Bugs me.  I need Sister Wendy at times like these.  Rest her soul

[ScarletDove]

@Oznell  Thank you for posting this beautiful painting....I do love the old masters paintings and appreciate their exceptional talent. I used to love going downtown to the Smithsonian Museum of Art to see all the art and just sit and drink in all the beauty and talent...magnificent place!

[Oznell]

"Drinking in" is exactly how I feel too, when confronted with such beauty, @ScarletDove..  Living near the Smithsonian must have been such a treat!

[tipsy]

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@shoekitty wrote:

Why does she have two bowls.  I tried looking it up, but cant find out the symbolism Sym BOWL ism. Lol

anyway,the subject and her sister were both decapitated for refusing to accept Venus.  Could the bowls symbolize her and her sister?.  Bugs me.  I need Sister Wendy at times like these.  Rest her soul

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There are other paintings of her & her sister by other artists, & they show them with the pots/bowls & palm fronds.  The only thing I could find was that the pots are because they were potters & the palm is the palm of martydom...as @cherry  mentioned earlier.