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  "path": "/2026/07/01/in-the-shadow-diego-velazquez/",
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  "tags": [
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  "textContent": "His early paintings of roadside cafes used shadow with great effect, but most was removed from court portraits. Those in Las Meninas are controlled and elaborate.",
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