Overview

• King Felipe VI recorded his presentation from the Palacio de la Zarzuela to lead the Prado’s 1,000th daily Instagram Live session, focusing on Diego Velázquez’s Las Meninas.
• The monarch guided viewers through the painting’s intricate scene, identifying figures including the Infanta Margarita, courtiers, Velázquez himself and the royal couple reflected in a mirror.
• He highlighted the later addition of the red Order of Santiago cross on Velázquez’s self-portrait and emphasized the painting’s place in his Bourbon lineage stemming from Felipe IV.
• Launched in August 2017, the Prado’s daily 9:50 AM Instagram streams have amassed 87,274,730 views and 6,808,841 likes across 1,000 episodes.
• The initiative has featured voices from scientists and artists to designers and journalists and kept audiences engaged during events like the 2020 COVID-19 closures through its #PradoContigo campaign.