Les yeux mirés
Pierre-Louis Pierson French
Person in photograph Countess Virginia Oldoini Verasis di Castiglione
Not on view
In a sequence of three nearly identical poses, of which this is the most sucessful, the countess isolates her eyes with the help of a small oval mirror. She moves it until her reflected gaze connects with Pierson's lens. A striking example of interaction between photographer and sitter, the image draws the viewer into a voyeuristic game.
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