*Le miroir dans l'art, de Manet à Richter* examines the mirror as a recurring device in modern painting, using the span from Édouard Manet to Gerhard Richter to frame changes in artistic self-awareness. Rather than treating mirrors simply as objects depicted in paintings, the study considers how reflective surfaces reshape the relationships among composition, spectatorship, image, and viewer. The book moves through major developments in nineteenth- and twentieth-century art, showing how artists used mirrors to explore identity, illusion, spectatorship, and the act of looking. Its focus on symbolism and the broader language of modern painting makes it a useful reference for readers interested in art history and iconography.

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