XXX Ick geeft haer weder 1614

This engraving, titled XXX Ick geeft haer weder, was created by Roemer Visscher, likely as part of a book. The print depicts a woman seated before a mirror, rendered in fine, precise lines that define form and texture. Note how the engraver’s skill captures the reflective surface, creating an illusion of depth and reality within the small, rectangular frame. The composition invites us to consider the interplay between appearance and reality. Visscher uses the mirror as a structural device to destabilize our perception. Is the woman painting what she sees, or is she crafting an illusion? The formal clarity of the engraving, with its sharp lines and careful composition, challenges the viewer to question the nature of representation itself. The artwork functions as a semiotic system, prompting us to interpret its visual codes. It encourages us to reflect on the constructed nature of identity and the fluid boundary between the real and the reflected.