The Painting

The Painting (2025)

Le tableau

Utilising the Alexeïeff-Parker pinscreen technique, this visually poetic non-narrative film revisits Diego Vélasquez’s 1652 portrait of Queen Mariana of Austria with genuine feeling.

Date of release
2025-04-14
Runtime
12m
Genres
Animation, Drama
Director
Michèle Lemieux

Interesting facts

The Painting is a Canadian animated short film, directed by Michèle Lemieux and released in 2024. Made using pinscreen animation, the film illustrates the life of Mariana of Austria through a recreation of Diego Velázquez's Portrait of Mariana of Austria.

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