Las Hilanderas - Velasquez
Date :
Entre 1644 et 1648
Type of image :
Peinture sur toile
Dimensions (HxL cm) :
222,5x293
Topic :
Storage Location :
inv 1173
Description
The painting has various titles: "The Legend of Arachne" or "Pallas and Arachne" or "The Spinners". In the background, Titian's "The Abduction of Europa" can be seen.
History :
2. Madrid, don Pedro de Arce
3. As the canvas has been enlarged at the top, the original size is 167x256 (the photo does not reproduce the top)
Image composition :
Scène (espace vague/espace restreint)
Indexed items :
Textual Sources :
Technical Data
Notice #000777
Past ID :
A0096
Image editing :
Image web
Bibliography :
José López-Rey, Velázquez (cat), Cologne, Taschen, 1996 (2 volumes)
n° 107, p. 265, tome II