Primary Sources for the Reconstruction of Las Meninas

This Page contains important sources used by scholars when reconstructing Las Meninas by Diego Velazquez.

Las Meninas by Diego Velázquez

Velazquez, Diego. Las Meninas. 1656. Oil on canvas. 318 x 276 cm.

The painting, Las Meninas, itself is one of the main primary sources used by scholars to recontruct it as it is the source of all inspiration for the renaissance of its background information.

Yves Bottineau- L'Alcázar de Madrid et l'inventaire de 1686

Bottineau, Yves- L'Alcázar de Madrid et l'inventaire de 1686, Spain. 1986.

Yves Bottineau's inventory is one of the most important pieces of information for the reconstruction of Las Meninas as it hold information of all the paintings in The Alcazar Palace, whcih helps scholars reconstruct the paintings in the background of Las Meninas.

L.Cocchiarella: When Image sets Reality. Perspectival alchemy in Velazquez’s ́ Las Meninas

Cocchiarella, L. When Image sets Reality. Perspectival alchemy in Velazquez’s ́ Las Meninas. 2015.

Cocchiarella's images of the Alcazar Palace during the 1650's help scholars reconstruct Las Meninas.

Juan Gomez de Mora, The Alcazar Palace, Madrid. Plan of the main floor and ground floor (Planta Pnncipal), 1626, Biblioteca Vaticana, Rome

Juan Gomez de Mora, The Alcazar Palace, Madrid. Plan of the main floor and ground floor (Planta Pnncipal), 1626, Biblioteca Vaticana, Rome

The Plan of the main floor and ground floor of The Alcazar palace is used by scholars to reconstruct Las Meninas.

Plan of the Second Story of the Alcázar of Madrid (“Planta Baja”)

The Plan of the Second Story of the Alcázar of Madrid (“Planta Baja”) is used by scholars to reconstruct Las Meninas as the room depicted in Las Meninas was on the Scond Floor of the Alcazar Palace.