• RGB3x3@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    What’s really impressive about this is that the real focus of the painting is off-painting.

    You can see them in the reflection of the mirror. The couple is sitting for a portrait, and the viewer is placed exactly where they are.

    The young girl is a close second for being the subject but her presence mostly directs the viewer to the mirror and therefore the real subject.

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      1 year ago

      The massive canvas is shown in the painting itself, on the left side