It is said, that King Philp asked Diego Velazquez to put himself in the painting. He did not have a picture of the artist and wanted one for himself. This is why he was in the painting. The painting " Las Meninas" is considered to be his greatest artwork. From the choices given above, B, will be the correct answer. The picture started out being a painting of the the king of queen, they are indeed in the picture, but only shown in the mirror behind the painter himself. The artist made the painting as to what King Philp IV and Queen Mariana of Austria saw as he was painting them. The painting was completed in 1865.
