Focus on The Psyche Mirror and discuss the Description.
Morisot's The Psyche Mirror shows a young woman looking at herself in a large mirror. A dressing mirror like the one shown is called a psyché in French. It appears in the painting placed between two windows, while the whole scene is bathed in light. The young woman is completely absorbed in her own contemplation. She seems to be undressing, undoing a fastener at the back of her corset, and one sleeve is already slipping over her shoulder.
As always, Morisot applies the brushstrokes very loosely. Stripes and specks draw the pattern of the floor covering. Attributes, such as the mirror and the sofa on the right, are out of focus. The large mirror with the high frame, which is cut through the top of the painting, gives the impression of a painting within a painting, also in a vagueness reminiscent of Edgar Degas's depictions of ballerinas.
Psyche Edgar Degas