Life-Size Renaissance Art

Westport art historian Fiona Garland (r) today points out some details in “Las Meninas,” (Spanish for “The Maids of Honor”), a 1656 painting by Diego Velázquez, the leading artist of the Spanish Golden Age. The painting, which is in the Museo del Prado in Madrid, was discussed at today’s Westport Arts Center ArtCafé. It was the last ArtCafé for Helen Klisser During (l), the Center’s artistic director who has announced her resignation effective Dec. 1. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Phyllis Groner for WestportNow.com