Girl Standing before a Mirror
1668
oil
From the collection of Art Institute of Chicago
1668
oil
From the collection of Art Institute of Chicago
Dominant colour
Girl Standing before a Mirror is a 1668 oil by Caspar Netscher, a Baroque work, held at Art Institute of Chicago.
The painting shows a young woman standing in front of a mirror. She's dressed in a brown and white outfit, and there's a fancy rug on the floor. The woman is looking at herself in the mirror, and her gesture seems relaxed. This painting is interesting because of the way it shows off the artist's skill with fabrics. The woman's clothes look smooth and shiny, like real satin. To see more paintings like this, look up the technique of glazing.
