16 Works, Today, June 6th. is Diego Velázquez’s day, his story, illustrated with footnotes #155

Velázquez, Diego Rodríguez de Silva y
The Spinners, or the Fable of Arachne, c. 1655 – 1660

Oil on canvas
Height: 220 cm.; Width: 289 cm.
Museo del Prado, Madrid

Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez was a 17th-century Spanish painter who produced “Las Meninas” and many renowned portraits as a member of King Philip IV’s royal court…

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