1530
oil
canvas
From the collection of Hamburger Kunsthalle
Young Woman Holding a Mirror with Her Servant is a 1530 oil by Paris Bordone, a Mannerism work, held at Hamburger Kunsthalle.
This painting shows a young woman in a red dress with a white sleeve, holding a small rectangular mirror in her right hand. Behind her, a servant in a blue dress and orange head covering holds up the mirror for her. The woman's long, curly red hair falls down her back, and she wears a pearl necklace. The woman looks directly at the mirror, while the servant looks down at her. The background is dark, with a column visible behind the servant. The overall mood is one of quiet contemplation. The painting's use of chiaroscuro, a technique that uses strong contrasts between light and dark, adds depth and dimension to the scene. You can explore more works like this by looking into the technique of chiaroscuro.
Paris Bordone (Paris Paschalinus Bordone; 5 July 1500 – 19 January 1571) was an Italian painter of the Venetian Renaissance who, despite training with Titian, maintained a strand of Mannerist complexity and provincial vigor.
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