Coquette Dress (The Devil's Mirror)

About this work

This painting shows a woman in a white dress, standing in front of a mirror. She's holding a necklace in her right hand and looking back over her shoulder. The mirror is on a table with a red cloth behind it. The woman's dress is puffy and has lace around the neckline and sleeves. Her dark hair is pulled back, and she's wearing a red ribbon in it. The background of the painting is dark, which makes the woman and the mirror stand out. The artist used chiaroscuro to make the woman and the mirror look like they're lit up, while the rest of the painting is darker. This makes the woman and the mirror look more important. You can see more paintings that use chiaroscuro at the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium.