Art class 9

Art class 9

Class objective

Create an artwork with an expressive purpose, based on an artist.

Do you know this artist?

Diego Velàzquez

Occupation: painter Born: June 6, 1599, Spain. Died: August 6, 1660, Spain.

Famous works: Old woman frying eggs, Portrait of Innocent X (Pope), Maids of honour (Las meninas). Style/Period: The Baroque Died: August 6, 1660.

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The Maids of honour or Las Meninas

- Las Meninas, or the Maids of Honor, is considered to be one of Velazquez's most famous masterpieces. - Now, this artwork is in the Prado Museum, in Madrid, Spain. - It includes a self-portrait of Diego Velàzquez on it. - King Philip IV and Queen Mariana in the mirror at the back of the artist's studio. - It also includes, their daughter, the Infanta Margarita, and her meninas, or maids of honor.

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Del Prado Museum

Las Meninas facts

- Las Meninas is the most famous of the works by the great Spanish painter Diego Velázquez. - Meninas means girl in portuguese.

Now it is your turn to work with Las Meninas.

You will have a template. There you will find the silhouette of Infanta Margarita.

My own Meninas

Steps:

1) Draw her face, and the people around her. Colour the people. 2) Draw yourself in the portrait, like Diego Velázquez did. 3) Use tempera and a brush. We will do pointillism on her dress.

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