{"product_id":"the-ladies-in-waiting-9781683960126","title":"The Ladies-In-Waiting","description":"In 1656, Diego Velázquez, leading figure in the Spanish Golden Age of painting, created one of the most enigmatic works in the history of art: \u003cem\u003eLas Meninas\u003c\/em\u003e (\u003cem\u003eThe Ladies-in-Waiting\u003c\/em\u003e). This graphic novel, written and drawn by two of Spain's most sophisticated comics creators, examines its legacy as one of the first paintings to explore the relationship among the viewer, reality, and unreality. (It guest stars Cano, Salvador Dalí, Zurbarán, and many others.) Olivares's art moves from clear line to expressionistic; from pen nib to brush stokes; from one color palette to another, as \u003cem\u003eThe Ladies-in-Waiting\u003c\/em\u003e uses fiction to explore the ties among artists and patrons, the past and the present, institutions and audiences, creators and creativity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Fantagraphics Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/22\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781683960126\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.30h x 7.40w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/20\/2017\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Santiago Garcia, Javier Olivares","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43505886003381,"sku":"9781683960126","price":21.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_3e75b3ad-45a8-4f17-949a-aabf5bc68f3d.jpg?v=1705426092","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-ladies-in-waiting-9781683960126","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}