Las Meninas is a brilliant essay on illusionism, mirrors and perception in art, life and video, articulated by Downey as a subjective interpretation of Velasquez's eponymous Baroque masterpiece. Through a theatrical reenactment of the painting's pictorial tableau and a re-articulation of its complex perspectival structure, Downey brings to life the spatial dynamics, illustrating the psychological tension of the relationship between viewer and subject. Placing Las Meninas in a historical context, Downey relates the painting's thematics to Spain's economic and political systems of the late 17th century.
| Release Date | January 1, 1975 | |
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| Status | Released | |
| Original Title | Las Meninas | |
| Runtime | 20min | |
| Budget | — | |
| Revenue | — | |
| Language | English | |
| Original Language | English | |
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