Manets painting A Bar at the Folies BergÃ¨res (Fig. P.5.63) shows a girl standing in front of

Question:

Manet€™s painting A Bar at the Folies BergÃ¨res (Fig. P.5.63) shows a girl standing in front of a large planar mirror. Reflected in it is her back and a man in evening dress with whom she appears to be talking. It would seem that Manet€™s intent was to give the uncanny feeling that the viewer is standing where that gentleman must be. From the laws of Geometrical Optics, what€™s wrong?

Fig. P.5.63

Manet’s painting A Bar at the Folies Bergères (Fig. P.5.63)