Menina

Posted by Alfredo J. Martiz J. (Panama City, Panama) on 6 March 2008 in Art & Design and Portfolio.

Yesterday I assisted to the 18th Annual Art of Dining charity exhibition organized by Refugees International Japan. This arrangement titled Medianoche en el Prado, was one of my favorites because of the combination of delicate details, the classic or antique feeling of the design and its warm tones, although my usual tendency is towards contemporary design.
The main subject of this photo is a Lladró Re-deco 'Menina', inspired by the 17th century masterpiece 'Las Meninas' by Diego Velázquez. First I had focused on details of the Menina, but for the last photo I decided to try a point of view where I could capture it almost complete. Please notice the Museo del Prado book at the bottom, featuring the portrait of Sebastián de Morra by Diego Velásquez.

Ebisu. March 5th, 2008

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Comments (9)

e. from New York, NY, United States

Wow, this is incredible! I really like the lighting on the figurine.

6 Mar 2008 12:27am

@e.: Thank you e.!

Silverado Photography from Clearlake, United States

Love it!

6 Mar 2008 1:20am

@Silverado Photography: Thank you Silverado!

ManuelaR from Hainburg, Germany

Wonderful composition and precious light!

6 Mar 2008 1:39am

@ManuelaR: Thank you Manuela!

DORIS from Panama

Oooh! Hermoso. Voy a imprimirla y obsequiarle la foto, de parte tuya, a tus abuelos Boncho y Yiya, quienes hoy cumplen 60 años de casados. Besos, Mama

6 Mar 2008 6:26am

@DORIS: Muchas gracias Mom, felicítalos de mi parte, besos!

Ana Lúcia from Leiria, Portugal

Great job on the photo.

6 Mar 2008 1:26pm

@Ana Lúcia: Thank you Ana Lúcia!

elmenut from Salt, Spain

si , la figurita está muy bién,pero a mi me llama más la atención lo que rodea al sujeto principal:
los limones(que luz), el libro que situa el contexto, la etiqueta de Lladró(signo de categoria), la cafetera(?) sobre la que parece que se apoye la Menina y sin comentar nada de los fondos....

buena imagen.

6 Mar 2008 6:05pm

@elmenut: Muchas gracias elmenut!