La Femme au miroir
Titien (Tiziano Vecellio, dit Tiziano ou) Italie Vénétie Venise
Details
- Palette
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- Medium
- huile sur toile
- Dimensions
- Hauteur 0,99 m; Largeur 0,76 m; Hauteur avec accessoire 1,185 m; Largeur avec accessoire 1,05 m; Epaisseur avec accessoire 6,8 cm
- Department
- Département des Peintures
- Holding institution
- Musée du Louvre
- Image provider
- wikimedia-commons
- License
- Public domain
- Credit
- Musée du Louvre, Département des Peintures
Art Genome Taxonomy
9 tags
Subject Matter
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Human Figure Visual · 99%
The composition prominently depicts a woman in the foreground and a partially obscured bearded man behind her, with additional hands visible around the mirror.
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Face Visual · 98%
The woman's illuminated face is a central focal point, shown in three-quarter view with clearly articulated facial features.
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Reflections Both · 86%
A large dark oval mirror is a defining element of the composition, and its surface contains a faint, indistinct reflected light or form; the title also identifies the work as involving a mirror.
Visual Qualities
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Dark Colors Visual · 96%
The background, mirror surface, and the man's clothing are dominated by deep browns, blacks, and subdued reds, contrasting with the woman's pale skin and white blouse.
Medium and Techniques
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Oil Painting Metadata · 99%
The catalog explicitly records the medium as huile sur toile, or oil on canvas.
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Chiaroscuro Visual · 89%
Strong light-dark contrasts isolate the woman's face, shoulders, and white fabric from the surrounding shadowed figures and ground.
Time Periods
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16th Century Art Metadata · 99%
The catalog dates the work to 1525–1550, within the 16th century.
Geographic Regions
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Italian Art Metadata · 95%
The artist display associates the work with Italy, Venice, and the Veneto, and names Titien/Tiziano Vecellio.
Furniture and Lighting
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Mirror Visual · 98%
A large oval-framed mirror occupies the upper-right portion of the image and is visibly held or steadied by hands.
Source & rights
Titian. Retouched from File:Portrait d'une Femme à sa Toilette, by Titian, from C2RMF.jpg, originally C2RMF: Galerie de tableaux en très haute définition: image page