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plays his extraordinary talent at such a young age. Faced with the technical virtuosity of a
painting such as
Ciència i caritat
(Science and Charity), for example, it is almost incon-
ceivable that such a work could have been created at the hands of a 15 year old. Some of his
self-portraits and the portraits of his parents, which date from 1896, are also evidence of his
precocious talent.
Las Meninas through the Prism of Picasso
From 1954 to 1962 Picasso was obsessed with the idea of researching and 'rediscovering'
the greats, in particular Velázquez. In 1957 he created a series of renditions of the latter's
masterpiece
Las Meninas,
now displayed in rooms 12-14. It is as though Picasso has
looked at the original Velázquez painting through a prism reflecting all the styles he had
worked through until then, creating his own masterpiece in the process. This is a wonderful
opportunity to see
Las Meninas
in its entirety, in this beautiful space.
Ceramics
What is also special about the Museu Picasso is its showcasing of his work in lesser-known
mediums. The last rooms contain engravings and some 40 ceramic pieces completed
throughout the latter years of his unceasingly creative life. You'll see plates and bowls dec-
orated with simple, single-line drawings of fish, owls and other animal shapes, typical of Pi-
casso's daubing on clay.
