Aeolian to artporn · 1 year agoLas Meninas (1656) by Diego Velasquezlemm.eeimagemessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up137arrow-down11
arrow-up136arrow-down1imageLas Meninas (1656) by Diego Velasquezlemm.eeAeolian to artporn · 1 year agomessage-square5fedilink
minus-squareRGB3x3@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 year agoWhat’s really impressive about this is that the real focus of the painting is off-painting. You can see them in the reflection of the mirror. The couple is sitting for a portrait, and the viewer is placed exactly where they are. The young girl is a close second for being the subject but her presence mostly directs the viewer to the mirror and therefore the real subject.
What’s really impressive about this is that the real focus of the painting is off-painting.
You can see them in the reflection of the mirror. The couple is sitting for a portrait, and the viewer is placed exactly where they are.
The young girl is a close second for being the subject but her presence mostly directs the viewer to the mirror and therefore the real subject.