Find Details in Las Meninas in Spanish A1
Follow short Spanish commands to find the Infanta, Velázquez, the mirror, the doorway and the dog in Las Meninas.
Mira Las Meninas: busca detalles en el Prado
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A short search through Las Meninas uses simple commands to identify the painting's central figures and background details.
Mira el centro del cuadro. Busca a la infanta Margarita. A ambos lados hay dos meninas. Cuenta las meninas: María Agustina Sarmiento e Isabel de Velasco.
Gira la vista a la izquierda. Busca a Velázquez delante de un lienzo grande. Observa su pincel y su paleta. Compara el lienzo con las personas del centro.
Mira al fondo. Encuentra el espejo junto a la puerta. En el espejo puedes ver a Felipe IV y Mariana de Austria, los padres de la infanta.
Busca la puerta abierta. Allí hay un hombre: José Nieto. Mira la luz detrás de él y vuelve al centro.
Baja la vista a la derecha. Busca a Mari Bárbola y a Nicolasito Pertusato junto a un gran mastín. Cuenta ahora todas las personas que puedes ver.
Al final, elige un detalle y míralo otra vez. Dime su lugar: a la derecha, a la izquierda, en el centro o al fondo.
¿Qué personaje quieres buscar primero? ¿Qué detalle puedes ver en el espejo? ¿Qué parte del cuadro quieres mirar otra vez?
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What you'll learn
Affirmative tú commands, positions in a picture and basic museum vocabulary.
A short search through Las Meninas uses simple commands to identify the painting's central figures and background details.
After reading
Article learning block
Phrases, words, grammar, and quick practice from this text.
Phrases for training
Add useful phrases to SRS or mark them as already known.
poco a poco
newlittle by little
Poco a poco means gradually, in small steps.
Useful for describing slow movement or progress.
A ambos lados
newon both sides
A ambos lados refers to the two sides of a person or object.
Helps you locate things in an image.
al fondo
newin the background
Al fondo points to the part furthest from the viewer.
Useful for describing pictures and rooms.
junto a
newnext to
Junto a indicates that one thing is very close to another.
A basic phrase for locating objects.
Key words
Vocabulary that carries the school-day topic.
canvas
lienzo
canvas
A lienzo is the fabric surface on which a picture can be painted.
Important vocabulary for talking about paintings.
mirror
espejo
mirror
An espejo is a surface in which you can see a reflected image.
Common vocabulary for homes, rooms and paintings.
maids of honour
meninas
maids of honour
In this painting, meninas are young attendants who serve the Infanta.
Helps you understand the title and the people in the painting.
mastiff
mastín
mastiff
A mastín is a large, strong type of dog.
Helps identify the dog in Las Meninas.
door
puerta
door
A puerta is the part of a wall that opens and closes to let people enter or leave.
Basic vocabulary for rooms and buildings.
detail
detalle
detail
A detalle is a small or specific part of something larger.
Useful when looking closely at art or a photograph.
Grammar in context
Patterns from the text worth noticing after reading.
mira: affirmative tú command
Mira la fecha
look at the date
Mira is the affirmative tú command of mirar.
Use it to tell one person to look at something.
busca: affirmative tú command
Busca a la infanta Margarita
find the Infanta Margarita
Busca is the affirmative tú command of buscar.
Use it to tell one person to look for someone or something.
cuenta: stem-changing command
Cuenta las meninas
count the maids of honour
Cuenta is the affirmative tú command of contar. Its stem changes from o to ue.
Shows a common stem change in a short command.
abre: affirmative tú command
Abre los ojos
open your eyes
Abre is the affirmative tú command of abrir.
Use it to tell one person to open something.
elige: affirmative tú command
elige un detalle
choose a detail
Elige is the affirmative tú command of elegir.
Use it to ask one person to choose something.
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