Secondary Sources Used by Scholars
This page lists some of the important scholarship written about Las Meninas in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, organized by decade.
1978-1989
"Images and Ideas in Seventeenth-Century Spanish Painting" by Jonathan Brown
Citation: Brown, Jonathan. “Images and Ideas in Seventeenth-Century Spanish Painting.” Princeton Essays on the Arts, 6. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, 1978.
"Las Meninas and Paradoxes of Pictorial Representation" by John Searle
Searle, John R. “Las Meninas’ and the Paradoxes of Pictorial Representation.” Critical Inquiry 6, no. 3 (1980): 477–88. http://www.jstor.org/stable/1343104.
Reflections on 'Las Meninas': Paradox Lost" by Joel Snyder and Ted Cohen
Snyder, Joel, and Ted Cohen. “Reflexions on ‘Las Meninas’: Paradox Lost.” Critical Inquiry 7, no. 2 (1980): 429–47. http://www.jstor.org/stable/1343136.
"Velazquez' 'Las Meninas'" by Leo Steinberg
Steinberg, Leo. “Velázquez’ ‘Las Meninas.’” October 19 (1981): 45–54. https://doi.org/10.2307/778659.
"Interpretation without Representation, or, the Viewing of Las Meninas" by Svetlana Alpers
Alpers, Svetlana. “Interpretation without Representation, or, the Viewing of Las Meninas.” Representations, no. 1 (1983): 31–42. https://doi.org/10.2307/3043758.
"Velazquez in the Alcazar Palace in 1656: The Meaning of the Mise-En-Scene of Las Meninas" by John Moffitt
Moffitt, John F. 1983. “VELÁZQUEZ in the ALCÁZAR PALACE in 1656: THE MEANING of the MISE-EN-SCÈNE of LAS MENINAS.” Art History 6 (3): 271–300. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8365.1983.tb00816.x.
"Lenin in Las Meninas: An Essay in Historical-Materialist Vision" by Geoffrey Waite
Waite, Geoffrey. 1986. “Lenin in Las Meninas: An Essay in Historical-Materialist Vision.” History and Theory 25 (3): 248. https://doi.org/10.2307/2505191.
"Centering the De-Centerers: Foucault and Las Meninas" by Anthony Close
Close, Anthony. 1987. “Centering the De-Centerers: Foucault and Las Meninas.” Philosophy and Literature 11 (1): 21–36. https://doi.org/10.1353/phl.1987.0011.
1990-1999
"Las Meninas' at Kingston Lacy" by Enriqueta Harris
Harris, Enriqueta. 1990. “‘Las Meninas’ at Kingston Lacy.” The Burlington Magazine 132 (1043): 125–30. http://www.jstor.org/stable/884178.
"Computer Graphics for the Analysis of Perspective in Visual Art: Las Meninas, by Velazquez" by Frederic Chorda and Ruth Gore
Chordá Frederic and Gore, Ruth. “Computer Graphics for the Analysis of Perspective in Visual Art: Las Meninas, by Velázquez.” Leonardo 24, no. 5 (1991): 563–67.
"Velazquez and Naturalism II: Interpreting 'Las Meninas'" by Emily Umberger
Umberger, Emily. “Velázquez And Naturalism II: Interpreting ‘Las Meninas.’” Res: Anthropology and Aesthetics 28, no. 1 (1995): 94–117. https://doi.org/10.1086/RESv28n1ms20166932.
"A Poetics of Time and Space: Ekphrasis and the Modern Vision in Azorin and Velazquez" by Gayana Jurkevich
Jurkevich, Gayana. "A Poetics of Time and Space: Ekphrasis and the Modern Vision in Azorin and Velazquez." MLN 110, no. 2 (1995): 284-301. doi:10.1353/mln.1995.0032.
"Representation Represented: Foucault, Velazquez, Descartes" by Veronique Marion Foti
Foti, Veronique Marion. 1996. “Representation Represented: Foucault, Velazquez, Descartes.” Postmodern Culture 7 (1). https://doi.org/10.1353/pmc.1996.0032.
"Picturing Power: Representation and Las Meninas" by Amy Schmitter
Schmitter, Amy M. “Picturing Power: Representation and Las Meninas.” The Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism 54, no. 3 (1996): 255–68. https://doi.org/10.2307/431627.
"Velazquez: Las Meninas" by Federico Zeri
Zeri, Federico, ed. Velazquez : Las Meninas. Cento Dipinti. / [Rizzoli]. Milano: Rizzoli, 1998.
"Velazquez: The Technique of Genius" by Jonathan Brown and Carmen Garrido
Brown, Jonathan, and Carmen Garrido. Velázquez : The Technique of Genius. New Haven, Connecticut: Yale University Press, 1998.
2000-2009
"Portrait Practice in 'Las Meninas'" by George Bauer and Linda Bauer
Bauer, George, and Linda Bauer. “Portrait Practice in ‘Las Meninas.’” Source: Notes in the History of Art 19, no. 3 (2000): 37–42.
"Afterword: Las Meninas as Cover: Foucault, Velazquez, and the Reflection of the Museum" by Jonah Siegel
SIEGEL, JONAH. “AFTERWORD: LAS MENINAS AS COVER: FOUCAULT, VELAZQUEZ, AND THE REFLECTION OF THE MUSEUM.” In Desire and Excess: The Nineteenth-Century Culture of Art, 263–78. Princeton University Press, 2000.
"If It's Baroque, Don't Fix It: Picasso's Exilic Resurrection of Velazquez and the (Ab)Use of Las Meninas" by Robert Miles
Miles, Robert J. “If It's Baroque, Don't Fix It: Picasso's Exilic Resurrection of Velázquez and the (Ab)Use of Las Meninas.” Journal of Iberian & Latin American Studies 7, no. 2 (2001).
"The Cambridge Companion to Velazquez" by N Glendinning
Glendinning, N. “The Cambridge Companion to Velazquez, Ed. S.l. Stratton-Pruitt; Masterpieces of Western Painting. Velazquez's Las Meninas, Ed. S.l. Stratton-Pruitt.” Burlington Magazine 145 (2003): 592–92.
"Archaeologies of Vision: Foucault and Nietzsche on Seeing and Saying" by Gary Shapiro
Shapiro, Gary. Archaeologies of Vision : Foucault and Nietzsche on Seeing and Saying. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2003.
"Velazquez's Las Meninas" by Diego Velazquez and Suzanne Stratton
Velázquez Diego, and Suzanne L Stratton. Velazquez's Las Meninas. Masterpieces of Western Painting. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2003.
"Reviews- Velazquez's Las Meninas" by Suzanne Stratton-Pruitt and Lilian Zirpolo
Stratton-Pruitt, Suzanne L, and Lilian H Zirpolo. “Reviews - Velazquez's Las Meninas.” Renaissance Quarterly 57, no. 2 (2004): 656.
"Velazquez's Las Meninas" by Lilian Zirpolo
Zirpolo, Lilian H. “Velázquez's Las Meninas (Book).” Renaissance Quarterly 57, no. 2 (2004).
"On Narrativity in the Visual Field: A Psychoanalytic View of Velazquez's Las Meninas" by Efrat Biberman
Biberman, Efrat. “On Narrativity in the Visual Field: A Psychoanalytic View of Velazquez's Las Meninas.” Narrative 14, no. 3 (2006): 237–53.
"Foucault's Las Meninas and Art-Historical Methods" by Yvette Gresle
Greslé, Yvette. “Foucault’s Las Meninas and Art-Historical Methods.” Journal of Literary Studies 22, no. 3/4 (December 2006): 211–28. doi:10.1080/02564710608530401.
"Las Meninas Richard Cork Interprets the Painting Known as the World's Greatest Masterpiece"
“Las Meninas Richard Cork Interprets the Painting Known As the World's Greatest Masterpiece.” New Statesman -London- 4814, no. 4814 (2006): 39–39.
"Velazquez and the Postmodern Circle of Mirrors" by Bernard Baars
Baars, Bernard J. “Velasquez and the Postmodern Circle of Mirrors.” Journal of Consciousness Studies 15, no. 9 (September 2008): 35–39.
"Collected Writings on Velazquez" by Jonathan Brown, Bassegoda Bonaventura, and Diego Velazquez
Brown, Jonathan, Bonaventura Bassegoda i Hugas, and Velázquez Diego. Collected Writings on Velazquez. Madrid: CEEH, 2008.
"Las Meninas and the Illusion of Illusionism" by Johan Veldeman and Erik Myin
Veldeman, Johan, and Erik Myin. “Las Meninas and the Illusion of Illusionism.” Journal of Consciousness Studies 15, no. 9 (September 2008): 124–30.
"Las Meninas: Examining Velazquez's Enigmatic Painting" by Amy Ione
Ione, Amy. “Las Meninas: Examining Velasquez’s Enigmatic Painting.” Journal of Consciousness Studies 15, no. 9 (September 2008): 51–57
"Las Meninas and Self-Representation"
Las Meninas and Self-Representation. Journal of Consciousness Studies, V. 15, No. 9. Exeter, UK: Imprint Academic, 2008.
"Discovering the Great Masters: The Art Lover's Guide to Understanding Symbols in Paintings" by Paul Crenshaw, Rebecca Tucker, and Alexandra Bofante-Warren
Crenshaw, Paul, Rebecca Tucker, and Alexandra Bonfante-Warren. Discovering the Great Masters : The Art Lover's Guide to Understanding Symbols in Paintings. New York, NY: Universe, 2009.
"The Late Paintings of Velazquez: Theorizing Painterly Performance" by Giles Knox and Diego Velazquez
Knox, Giles, and Velázquez Diego. The Late Paintings of Velázquez : Theorizing Painterly Performance. Visual Culture in Early Modernity. Farnham, England: Ashgate, 2009.
"Las Meninas from an Alchemical Perspective" by Verna Muitt
Muitt, Verna. “Las Meninas from an Alchemical Perspective.” Journal of Consciousness Studies 16, no. 2/3 (February 2009): 191–98.
"Las Meninas/The Maids of Honor" by Kristin Naca
Naca, Kristin. “Las Meninas / the Maids of Honor.” Prairie Schooner 83, no. 1 (2009): 53–55.
2010-2022
"Velazquez's Las Meninas" by Marco Carminati
Carminati, Marco. Velázquez's Las Meninas. CITY: 24 ORE Cultura, 2012.
"From One to Many: Picasso's Perspectives on Velazquez' 'Las Meninas'" by Michelle Perlin
Perlin, Michelle E. From One to Many: Picasso's Perspectives on Velázquez' 'Las Meninas'. CITY: Courtauld Institute of Art, 2012.
"The Theology of Painting: Picturing Philosophy in Velazquez's Las Meninas" by Matthew Ancell
Ancell, Matthew. "The Theology of Painting: Picturing Philosophy in Velázquez's Las Meninas." The Comparatist 37 (2013): 156-168. doi:10.1353/com.2013.0004.
"The Illusion of Mirrors: Velazquez's Las Meninas" by Simon Altmann
Altmann, Simon. "The Illusion of Mirrors: Velazquez's Las Meninas." European Review 21, no. 1 (02, 2013): 1-9.
"Las Meninas de Velazquez" by Juan Jimenez
JIMÉNEZ, JUAN RAMÓN. “Las Meninas De Velázquez.” Litoral 258, no. 258 (2014): 104–.
Pérez Portús Javier, et al. Velázquez: Las Meninas and the Late Royal Portraits. CITY: Thames and Hudson, 2014.
"Velazquez: Las Meninas and the Late Royal Portraits" by Perez Javier
Pérez Portús Javier, et al. Velázquez: Las Meninas and the Late Royal Portraits. CITY: Thames and Hudson, 2014.
"The History and Mystery of 'Las Meninas' by Diego Velazquez" by J. Stewart
Stewart, J. The history and mystery of 'las meninas' by Diego Velázquez. My Modern Met. March 4, 2022. https://mymodernmet.com/diego-velazquez-las-meninas/
"Diego Velazquez, Las Meninas" by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker
Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker, Harris, D. B., & Zucker, D. S. (n.d.). Diego Velázquez, Las Meninas. Smarthistory. Retrieved August 15, 2022, from https://smarthistory.org/diego-velazquez-las-meninas/