Question

Pablo Picasso's Girl Before a Mirror is based in symmetrical balance, but the two sides are not identical mirror images. This composition allows him to explore the traditional theme of __________.

Answer 1

Answer:

Theme used is vanitas

Explanation:

Vanitas is the genre of painting where it shows the near approaching mortality and the uselessness of the pleasures / desires of this world. This painting has depicted vanitas in a master style as Pablo paints a woman in the mirror which is based on symmetrical balance but no identical mirror image.