La Psyché
The Psyche mirror
Berthe Morisot · 1876
Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum
Madrid, Spain
About this painting
Morisot fuses an ordinary toilette scene with the myth of Psyche — a full-length nude glimpsed in a mirror, read by later scholars as a bold claim to female self-awareness.
Painting Details
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
65 × 54 cm (25.6 × 21.3 in)
Painted at
Paris, France
Current location
Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum, Madrid
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