The Velázquez Mission

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José Moya del Pino

José Moya del Pino , with a painter's palette in one hand, sits on a stool in the Prado Museum next to his full-scale copy of "Las Meninas", while looking at the original by Velázquez.

José Moya del Pino , with a painter's palette in one hand, sits on a stool in the Prado Museum next to his full-scale copy of "Las Meninas", while looking at the original by Velázquez.

The Grandest Artistic Gamble: Copying All of Velázquez

Forty-one Velázquez masterpieces. Four years of painstaking work. A royal-backed plan to bring Spain’s artistic treasures to the world. José Moya del Pino’s extraordinary gamble seemed destined for greatness... Or was it?

6 days ago4 min read

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