Arachne
by VELÁZQUEZ, Diego Rodriguez de Silva y, Oil on canvas, 64 x 58 cm
This picture is also connected with Arachne, like the famous Las Hilanderas. It presents something of a problem: what is the dark-haired young woman pointing to on the empty panel in front of her? She may be either Arachne seen as the personification of painting, or a Sibyl or prophetess pointing to the future.