File:Las Meninas 01.jpg

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Description

English: Las Meninas (oil on canvas, 318 × 276 cm)

Date

1656–57

Source

El Prado

Author



Alternative names	Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez
Description	Spanish painter
Date of birth/death	6 June 1599	7 August 1660
Location of birth/death	Seville	Madrid
Work location	Madrid, Seville, Italy
Authority control	WorldCat

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