Episode of The Week
Woman with a Mirror
Beauty reflected, redefined ✨
A moment of quiet self-reflection or an assertion of presence? This enigmatic portrayal of a woman gazing into a mirror invites us to question how beauty is seen—by oneself and by others. Throughout history, the mirror has been a symbol of vanity, but here, does it instead become a tool of self-awareness?
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One day one artwork
Portrait of woman, known as 'L'Européenne'
I would like to thank my painter. He painted this portrait while I was still alive, before it was placed over my face, on my mummified body. I so enjoyed watching him prepare his paints for my portrait, using some of the products my servant girls use to make my cosmetics, as well as his own pigments. In my fine attire, my beauty conquers time and unites empires: Rome, Greece, and Egypt.
Anonymous
100/150 BC, Egypt • Cedar, hot wax painting