Meninas

We are assured that on seeing the "Meninas" the king was so charmed with the work that he perceived only one oversight, and taking up a brush, painted on the breast of the artist's own portrait the grand cross of St. James.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 15: Tournely-Zwirner 1840-1916 1913

Its composition, modeled on Vel á zquez's "Las Meninas," is meant to create the illusion that both the viewer and painted figures occupy the same space.

. . . And the Changed World of Museums Eric Gibson 2011

Mr. Bailey recounts how afterward he walked into the older sections of the museum to revisit Velázquez's "Las Meninas."

A Peaceable Canvas Jonathan Lopez 2011

Her earlier film 89 Seconds at Alcázar, was an enactment of Velasquez 'Las Meninas, in which she synthesizes a past and future from the moment depicted in the painting.

Spread ArtCulture: Interview: Eve Sussman - on the making of her film, Rape of the Sabine Women Spread ArtCulture 2010

In 2004, Eve Sussman won over Whitney Biennial audiences with the 12-minute film "89 Seconds at Alc á zar," an interpretation of Vel á zquez's "Las Meninas" (1656).

Taking Senses to the Extreme Lance Esplund 2010

Her earlier film 89 Seconds at Alcázar, was an enactment of Velasquez 'Las Meninas, in which she synthesizes a past and future from the moment depicted in the painting.

Spread ArtCulture: Interview: Eve Sussman - on the making of her film, Rape of the Sabine Women Spread ArtCulture 2010

She was the breakout hit of the 2004 Whitney Biennial with a short film, "89 Seconds at Alcázar," that restaged Velázquez's 1656 masterpiece, "Las Meninas," using costumed actors.

A Dystopian Film That Directs Itself 2011

Sussman first made a splash in 2004, with her recreation of Velázquez's Las Meninas, turning its perfect symmetries into a moving sequence of human relations.

This week's new exhibitions 2011

We have passed through corridors hung with Gericaults and Corots en route to Mr. Struth's series about visitors in front of Velázquez's "Las Meninas," in the Prado.

At the Clark, Social Commentary Made Beautiful Karen Wilkin 2011

"Las Meninas" remains a copyist's dream for its innumerable angles and complexities.

A Unique Meeting Of Two Masterpieces 2010