Describing a work of art : Las Meninas

The Meninas is a very important painting in Spanish art.It was painted by Velázquez.The scenario is a small dark room where can find eleven characters.In the middle there is the infanta Maragarita who is a young girl.She is wearing a white dress.There are too other girls"Las Meninas".Other important characters are Felipe IV and his wife Mariana of Austria whose image appears in the mirror.A curious thing is a self-portrait of Velázquez.There is alos the pet of the family,a big dog.The floor is covered with carpets and the walls have paintings.

Noelia LLago.