File:Las Meninas, by Diego Velázquez, from Prado in Google Earth.jpg

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Las Meninas, by Diego Velázquez, from Prado in Google Earth.jpg

Summary

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Artist



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

Title

Spanish: Las Meninas
The Maids of Honour

Date

between 1656 and 1657

Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions

318 × 276 cm (125.2 × 108.7 in)

Current location

( Inventory) Prado Museum

	Native name	Museo Nacional del Prado
	Location	Madrid
	Coordinates	40° 24′ 49.28″ N, 3° 41′ 32.27″ W
	Established	1819
	Website	museodelprado.es
	Authority control	WorldCat

Source/Photographer

The Prado in Google Earth: Home - 7 th level of zoom, JPEG compression quality: Photoshop 8.

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