Are there any pre-renaissance art pieces that have to do with vanity or mirrors?

[thePRgal]

I have to write a comparison paper comparing one pre renaissance piece with another art piece from any time period.

 

I want to compare it to Martha and Mary Magdalen but that can change if there are any other pieces relating to vanity or mirrors

[EloiseGC]

The use of mirrors to represent vanity in art goes back thousands of years.

 

This incredibly random blog that talks about mirrors in art goes back to 2011.

 

http://artmirrorsart.wordpress.com/

[ruru107]

The only one I can think of is the Arnolfini Portrait by Jan van Eyck. You may not consider it to be pre-Renaissance, depending on what year you consider to be the starting point of the Northern Renaissance, but it features a mirror that shows two additional people not in the main scene, one of which might be the artist.

[thePRgal]

So there are no art pieces from Ancient Greece or Egypt that involves a mirror?

[condivi]

if you simply google "mirror", some pre-renaissance images of mirrors come up on wikipedia. could be a place to start.

[EloiseGC]

If you looked through the blog I linked to, you would find many examples that might be helpful... There are a few medieval works discussed.

[kunstgeschichtedude]

I believe there are depictions of mirrors in Ancient Greek Art. I recall a few vases upon which Aphrodite is looking at herself in a hand mirror. So maybe conduct a few different searches that say something like "Aphrodite and Mirrors" or "Aphrodite, mirrors, and Ancient Greek Art". 

[acanthus]

The TA in me is grimacing at you all doing her homework for her. 

[EloiseGC]

The TA in me is grimacing at you all doing her homework for her. 

 

I linked A WHOLE WEBSITE dedicated to the history of mirrors in art.... and she seems to have completely disregarded the resource because I didn't spell out the answer for her! Geesh.