"Las Meninas" (see
detail) (or
The Family of Phillip IV) by Diego Velazquez, c. 1656 (Menina denotes "little
lady", girls dressed as "mini ladies" as well as dwarfs and midgets, in this
instance the focus of attention is the Princess and a Menina who has
achodroplasia) - Prado Museum, Madrid, Spain. D. Velazquez also painted two
other individuals ("El bufon don Sebastian de Morra"
and "Francisco Lezcano, el Nino de Vallecas") with
achondroplasia.
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