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The Maids of Honor (Las Meninas)

ArtistVelazquez
Artist Info.Spain 1599-1660
Date1656-95
SubjectPainting
PeriodSpanish Baroque
Materialcanvas
Dimensions318x276 cm
CollectionSpain, Madrid, Prado
Inv. No.1174
Saskia No.Msf-0320
SourceCunningham & Reich, Culture and Values, 6th ed., chapter 15, plate 23
 Gardner, Art Through the Ages, 11th ed., chapter 24, plate 33
 Gilbert, Living with Art, 6th ed., chapter 17, plate 11
 Gombrich, The Story of Art, 16th ed., plate 266
 Hartt, Art: A History of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture, 4th ed., chapter 27, plate 37
 Janson, History of Art, 6th ed., chapter 17, plate 35
 Lois Fichner-Rathus, Understanding Art, 6th ed., chapter 16, plate 14
 Margaret Lazzari, Exploring Art, 1st ed., chapter 16, plate 17
 Stokstad, Marilyn, Art History, 2nd ed., chapter 19, plate 39