The Painting
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For three and a half centuries, from the same day that Diego Velázquez (1599-1660) applied his last brushstroke to the canvas, the enigma of “Las meninas, o La familia de Felipe IV” (1656) has not been deciphered. The secret story of a painting unveiled as if it was the resolution of a perfect crime.
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Eusebio PoncelaThe ManOlivia Sanz NovoaThe GirlJonathan BrownHimself - HistorianManuela MenaHerself - Prado Museum Staff MemberFrancisco Calvo-SerrallerHimself - HistorianJavier PortúsHimself - Prado Museum Staff MemberEve SussmanHerself - ArtistKeith ChristiansenHimself - MoMa Staff MemberMichael GallagherHimself - MoMa Staff MemberSvetlana AlpersHerself - Art HistorianFernando Marías FrancoHimself - Art HistorianEnrique QuintanaHimself - Prado Museum Staff MemberFélix de AzúaHimself - WriterJosé Manuel Cruz ValdovinosHimself - Art HistorianRocío DávilaHerself - Prado Museum Staff Member
