The first thing I noticed about the painting is the lady in the white shirt. I believe this to be Arache. She is more abstract and stands out in the painting. I also noticed that she is in the light whereas the other "spinners" are not. I noticed that the front of the painting where Arache is, is very dirty. It has clutter, it's dark, and it looks like everyone isn't really paying much attention to the details. The back of the painting is bright, there is sunlight and there are people, all in a circle and seeming to be involved in the same work or conversation. They are also well dressed.
I also spent time just looking at the painting. It looks like several pieces of art. I believe that Velazques intended for his audience to see this. It looks like behind the four ladies, there is a bunch of other ladies in the back room, that is the first piece of artwork, the second would be the tapestry that I believe Athena wove. It is also in the light and has things flying around which could symbolize the gods.
The painting also demonstrates that Arache's workers or helpers are not working together, you have one on the right watching Arache wove, another one picking things up, and two conversing and they don't seem as interested. In the back, you see all of Athenas helpers all involved. None of them seem to be distracted or uninterested. This led me to believe that Velazques wanted to show us who has the higher power, which clearly is Athena.
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