Las Meninas y la Familia de Felipe IV
Velazquez,1656
His voice was very low
& often you had to concentrate to hear it
His first nane was Cristobal
His inspiration came from the bullrings,
the flamenco dancers,
the loose blouses the fishermen wear,
the cool of the cloisters...
Diana Vreeland
Infanta Margarita Teresa
Velazquez 1655
Infanta Margarita Teresa
Velazquez 1655
"Velazquez"
Balenciaga, 1939
"Infanta"
Balenciaga, 1939
Infanta Marie Teresa
Velazquez, 1652-53
& the artistry of Velazquez and the fashions of his subjects.
all Balenciaga photographs from the Met's Costume Institute
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