Woman at a Mirror

Gerard ter Borch depicts a woman examining herself in a mirror, a scene combining vanity and quiet introspection. His mastery of satin textures makes the fabric shimmer with lifelike luminosity.

Ter Borch specialized in small, refined genre scenes of Dutch Golden Age domestic life. His ability to render silk and satin earned him commissions from wealthy patrons across Europe. The intimate scale and psychological subtlety of his work influenced Vermeer and later genre painters.