Las Meninas is a painting by Diego Velazquez. It was painted in 1656 and translates to The Maids of Honor. It portrays King Philip IV’s daughter, Infanta Margarita, the princess. Later in 1957, Pablo Picasso, another Spanish painter, combined his cubistic style and crazy color palate to make an interesting and original idea for the classic Las Meninas painting.
Diego Velazquez's Las Meninas was focused on the the maids. It is obvious because the of the title and he has all of the maids in the painting and they take up most of it. It also apparent they were the most important as they were get Infanta Margarita ready for the day. Pablo Picasso made Infanta Margarita the most important person in the painting. In Pablo's rendition of the painting Las Meninas the maids were almost completely ignored.
Both paintings share similarities such as having the princess and the maids.They also share the title, Las Meninas. Both portray the princess and the maids very differently however. Velazquez's …show more content…
Diego included himself hidden in the background. Also mentioned earlier, Pablo Picasso only painted in one small maid that was at the princess's feet being unimportant. The colors are VERY different in comparison. Diego's bland palate and Picasso's extravagant palate are polar opposites. Pablo made a very simplistic painting whereas Diego had tons of details. You could see recognizable faces and even her toys next to her. The people had detailed hair and even wrinkles which is mindbogglingly detailed. Pablo's didn't have detail too it other than the two-faced alien princess. Pablo's detail is nowhere comparable to Velazquez's. There was no setting Pablo's Las Meninas, but in Diego Velazquez’s the setting is clear. They are at the home of the princess, her father's castle. I found Diego's background very gorgeous. Pablo's background was very pointless as it was just
Diego Velazquez's Las Meninas was focused on the the maids. It is obvious because the of the title and he has all of the maids in the painting and they take up most of it. It also apparent they were the most important as they were get Infanta Margarita ready for the day. Pablo Picasso made Infanta Margarita the most important person in the painting. In Pablo's rendition of the painting Las Meninas the maids were almost completely ignored.
Both paintings share similarities such as having the princess and the maids.They also share the title, Las Meninas. Both portray the princess and the maids very differently however. Velazquez's …show more content…
Diego included himself hidden in the background. Also mentioned earlier, Pablo Picasso only painted in one small maid that was at the princess's feet being unimportant. The colors are VERY different in comparison. Diego's bland palate and Picasso's extravagant palate are polar opposites. Pablo made a very simplistic painting whereas Diego had tons of details. You could see recognizable faces and even her toys next to her. The people had detailed hair and even wrinkles which is mindbogglingly detailed. Pablo's didn't have detail too it other than the two-faced alien princess. Pablo's detail is nowhere comparable to Velazquez's. There was no setting Pablo's Las Meninas, but in Diego Velazquez’s the setting is clear. They are at the home of the princess, her father's castle. I found Diego's background very gorgeous. Pablo's background was very pointless as it was just