Theatre director Greg Doran chooses a domestic work by one of the great masters.
Greg Doran on his choice, ‘Kitchen Maid with the Supper at Emmaus‘ by Diego Velázquez
‘I happened on this painting recently and it made me catch my breath. Although open to interpretation, to me this painting is a backstage picture, a scene behind the scenes. A young woman is putting away the pots when her attention is caught by the sound of conversation in the room behind…
