Women of the era wore loose hair only in the intimacy of the home, which confers to the painting an erotic character that prevails over the other elements of the vanitas theme (the bottle of ointment, the play of the mirrors). References Bibliography External links Louvre catalogue page Titian Vanitas exhibition in Prague 1515 paintings Allegorical paintings by Titian Paintings in the Louvre by Italian artists Gonzaga art collection Portraits of women Mirrors in art