The Image – what do we actually see?
-The gaze of the King and Queen being reflected back into the image.
-Representation of a space .Back of the frame of the canvas being an indicator towards the idea of space beyond the visible plane of the painting – towards other realms of representation
-This is a painting – a representation of something.
-The painting privileges the viewer – replacing the king and queen in the position of power.
-Painting commissioned by the powers to represent something of the sovereign.
-How is the space, in the painting, structured?- nice link to the MOMA article.
-Everything acting as a pendulum, an oscillation (the movement of the artist, man in the background, reflection in the mirror.
-Painting not just set in a studio space- the subject space is a space of representation.
-Figure of the small girl (centre) in a position of power (posture) yet not recognised by anyone else in the frame of the painting. Is the painting really about her?
-Las Meninas = ‘the girls’ title suggest the painting is about the group of women, yet this is not an interpretation which many give.
-Dissecting something to understand the positions of power- challenges the history of looking at paintings.
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