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Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg / A nude woman doing her hair before a mirror

A nude woman doing her hair before a mirror

1841 · Oil on canvas

LocationCopenhagen, Denmark
Genrenude
Dimensions33.5 × 26 cm

Why it matters

A model named Florentine, seen from behind, does her hair before a mirror. It is regarded as one of the masterpieces of the Danish Golden Age.

Did you know?

  • It was painted in 1841.
  • Several of Eckersberg's students painted her in the same session.
  • It is one of the Hirschsprung Collection's 20 most important works.

Based on the Wikipedia article A Nude Woman Doing Her Hair Before a Mirror (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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