Nude Before a Mirror (originally known as Nu devant une cheminée) is a 1955 painting by Polish-French artist Balthus.

[1] The painting depicts a nude woman before a mirror, which is a typical subject for Balthus, a fact that caused controversy in his early career.

[2][3] This painting is also referred to as Nude in Front of a Mantel.

[4] It is part of the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, and was donated to the museum by art collector and banker Robert Lehman in 1975.

[5] This article about a twentieth-century painting is a stub.