Velázquez yendo a su caballete (De la serie Veláquez mis à nu) [Velásquez Going to His Easel (From the series Veláquez Stripped Bare)]]

Velásquez going to his easel is one of a series of paintings in which Braun-Vega addresses the extensive influence of the Spanish painter Diego Velásquez on the history of Latin American art. Braun-Vega makes reference to the famous painting Las meninas in which Velásquez depicts himself as court painter working on a portrait of members of the Spanish royal family. Braun-Vega's work depicts the moments immediately before, as the artist steps up to the easel. Each panel resembles a frame of a movie reel, collapsing the progression of time into a series of images viewed simultaneously. Many other Latin American artists have also made references to European masterpieces in their works, changing the original source to fit a new context. This is a strategy that aims to both empower Latin American artists and undermine the authority of the European art historical canon