Las Meninas
A 50-word review of Diego Velázquez's painting
Painted in 1656, Las Meninas is one of the most iconic and recognizable artworks in the world. Velázquez seems to ask a profound question: Does art mirror life or is it the other way around?
Infanta Margarita Theresa might have known the answer...
The waiting:
a regal chiaroscuro
many witnesses.
About the Creator
Cendrine Marrouat
Writer & Author⎜Photographer⎜Artist⎜Co-founder of Auroras & Blossoms / A Warm Mug of Cozy⎜(Co-)creator of literary forms
"The Train: A Short Story" is out!
Website: https://creativeramblings.com
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Love this painting. Congrats on your placement in the challenge 😃
Congratulations on placing!! Very poetic and thoughtful piece on this truly beautiful painting
Congratulations Cendrine!
Congratulations on runner-up! Would you believe I first encountered Velázquez through Elizabeth Borton de Treviño's book for older children, "I, Juan de Pareja," which I read in school? It was exactly what it sounds like, a fictionalized biography of de Pareja, hopelessly outdated in its sentiments even at the time of publication (1966). A bizarre introduction to one of the greatest painters of all time, but I'm glad I read it when I did!
Congrats on making the shortlist with such a unique entry! I've never seen this painting before, interesting how they had 'meta' elements of the painter and paintings in a painting, back then too.
congratulations, Cendrine!! I loved how you structured your entry.
Was so excited to see your name in the runners-up list, Cendrine! Congratulations! This is a fantastic review, complete with your haiku! Just beautiful, and a masterful use of 50 words, I must say.
Congrats on runner up Cendrine. Read before, but excellent work! ☺️🎉🎉
Congrats Cendrine. This is a lovely portrait, very inclusive and poignant. Your critique was on point and really caught the drift of the story.
This is fantastic! I really liked this—a reminder that art is multifaceted, and should be a point of reflection. Congrats!
Yay Cendrine! Congratulations and very well deserved - I loved this one the moment I read it!
Oh this was so well deserved Cendrine. Congrats!
Ah! The eternal question... beautifully captured and mirrored in the painting. Congratulations on your win.
Enigmatic and beautifully written. And, an fascinating question. Super congratulations on your placement! 🤍
Excellent, concise, intriguing. Congratulations on runner-up!
Hurray! glad to see your work make the cut! Congrats!
A poem and a review? Yeah, well-deserved runner up!
CONGRATS ON RUNNER UP!
Congratulations on the runner up win!!!💕❤️❤️
Way to go!!!
Congrats!
Congratulations on the runner up placement Cendrine 👌✨👌✨
Wonderful critique!!! Loved ir!!!❤️❤️💕
Ooooh I LOVE this Cendrine! Great work!
Great critique. Well done.