"Waves" Goes the Wrong Direction in Racial Depiction, Despite Its Intent and Beauty
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The Painting
For three and a half centuries, from the same day that Diego Velázquez (1599-1660) applied his last brushstroke to the canvas, the enigma of “Las meninas, o La familia de Felipe IV” (1656) has not been deciphered. The secret story of a painting unveiled as if it was the resolution of a perfect crime.
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For three and a half centuries, from the same day that Diego Velázquez (1599-1660) applied his last brushstroke to the canvas, the enigma of “Las meninas, o La familia de Felipe IV” (1656) has not been deciphered. The secret story of a painting unveiled as if it was the resolution of a perfect crime.
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Genre:Documentary, History, Animation
Written By:Andrés Sanz Vicente
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Runtime:107 minutes
Studio:Mare Films, TVE, TeleMadrid
Cast
Andrés Sanz Vicente
Director
Eusebio Poncela
The Man
Olivia Sanz Novoa
The Girl
Jonathan Brown
Himself - Historian
Manuela Mena
Herself - Prado Museum Staff Member
Francisco Calvo-Serraller
Himself - Historian
Javier Portús
Himself - Prado Museum Staff Member
Eve Sussman
Herself - Artist
Keith Christiansen
Himself - MoMa Staff Member
Michael Gallagher
Himself - MoMa Staff Member
Svetlana Alpers
Herself - Art Historian
Fernando Marías Franco
Himself - Art Historian
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