The Painting backdrop

The Painting 2019 Directed by Andrés Sanz Vicente El cuadro

What is happening in that room?

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.

Country Spain
Production Country Spain
Language Spanish
Spoken Languages English , French , Italian , Spanish
Production Companies TVE , TeleMadrid , Mare Films
Release Date 8 November 2019
107 mins
Cast
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
Enrique Quintana Himself - Prado Museum Staff Member
Félix de Azúa Himself - Writer
José Manuel Cruz Valdovinos Himself - Art Historian
Rocío Dávila Herself - Prado Museum Staff Member
Maite Dávila Herself - Prado Museum Staff Member
Carmen Garrido Herself - Prado Museum Staff Member
Valentín J. Alejándrez Himself - Writer
Matías Díaz Padrón Himself - Art Historian
Antonio Sáseta Himself - Architect
Jaime García-Máiquez Himself - Prado Museum Staff Member
Antonio López García Himself - Artist