Rose In History on Instagram: "Las Meninas (1656) by Diego Velázquez is one of the most famous and celebrated paintings in the history of Western art. It depicts a scene from the royal court of King Philip IV of Spain, featuring the young Infanta Margaret Theresa surrounded by her ladies-in-waiting, a dog, a dwarf, and other court members. Velázquez himself is included in the painting, standing and seemingly painting the scene before him, which adds a layer of complexity and invites questions ab