This portrait appears to be a digitally manipulated or deteriorated version of a classical Renaissance-style painting. The figure emerges from a dark background, wearing a pale cream-colored draped garment over what appears to be a pink or salmon-colored undergarment. The edges of the image show intentional distressing, with areas of gold leaf or metallic paint peeling away, particularly at the corners and edges. The background has a muted gray-blue tone where visible. The overall effect creates a sense of an ancient artwork experiencing decay, with areas of exposed underlayers and deliberate degradation that creates an ethereal, mirage-like quality true to the work's title. The composition maintains the traditional centered portrait format while incorporating modern artistic intervention through its intentionally damaged appearance.