THE LADIES

In 1656, Diego Velázquez, leading figure in the Spanish Golden Age of painting, created one of the most enigmatic works in the histo ry of art: Las Meninas (The Ladies-in-Waiting). This graphic novel, written and drawn by two of Spains most sophisticated comics cr eators, examines its legacy as one of the first paintings to explore the relationship among the viewer, reality, and unreality.