Las Meninas
1: In which year did Velasquez paint this painting? A1656 B1666 C1712 2: What does "las Meninas" mean?
Asmall princess Bdwarf Cladies in waiting 3: Who is the painter represented on the left? A Peter Paul Rubens B Velasquez himself C an anonymous painter of the court (Click on the character mentioned above in the painting to get an enlargement) 4: The cross that the painter has on his chest is that of the knights of: Athe Order of the Garter Bthe Order of Malta Cthe Order of Calatrava 5: What is the painter painting in the painting? Athe royal children Ba still life Ca portrait of the royal couple 6: Who are the characters reflected in the mirror? Atwo servants Bthe king Philippe IV and his wife Marie-Anne of Austria Cit is a window and not a mirror (Click on the character(s) mentioned above in the painting to get an enlargement) 7: Who is the fair young girl to whom another girl offers an earthenware jar? Athe infante Maribarbola Bthe infante Maria Teresa Cthe infante Margarita (Click on the character mentioned above in the painting to get an enlargement) 8: To what criticism does the term "game of mirrors" refer to in this painting? AThere is a mirror which represents the reflected image and another which reflects the whole painting, so that the viewer can include himself like a character in the painting. BThe table reflects what there is on the other side of the mirror. CIt is the mirror at the bottom which attracts the eye. 9: Apart from the painting which is with the Museum of the Prado in Madrid, there is a second version (probably painted by Velasquez itself) at the: ABritish Museum, London BMuseum of the Hermitage, Saint-Petersbourg CKingston House, Dorset 10: Which artist of the 20th century is particularly interested in the geometric composition and painted many versions of this painting? AGeorge Directs BAndy Warhol CPablo Picasso
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