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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/