Diego Velazquez's 1656 painting of the Spanish royal court includes a mirror reflection of King Philip IV and Queen Mariana, making the viewer simultaneously an observer and the subject of royal attention. Luca Giordano called it the theology of painting, and it draws over 3 million visitors to Madrid's Prado Museum annually.

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