The work represents the moment when the weaver arachne was turned into a spider by the goddess athena, and is one of the best-known mythological works of the sevillian painter diego velázquez. Object Type: painting. Genre: genre art. Date: between circa 1655 and circa 1660. Place of creation: Spain. Dimensions: height: 220 cm (86.6 in); width: 289 cm (113.7 in). Medium: oil on canvas. Depicted People: Athena. Collection: Museo del Prado. Velázquez, Diego - The Fable of Arachne (Las Hilanderas) - c. 1657
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