Les yeux mirés
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.
Artwork Details
- Title: Les yeux mirés
- Artist: Pierre-Louis Pierson (French, 1822–1913)
- Person in Photograph: Person in photograph Countess Virginia Oldoini Verasis di Castiglione (1835–1899)
- Date: 1863–66
- Medium: Albumen silver print from glass negative
- Dimensions: 21.9 x 19.0 cm (8 5/8 x 7 1/2 in.)
- Classification: Photographs
- Credit Line: David Hunter McAlpin Fund, 1975
- Object Number: 1975.548.77
- Curatorial Department: Photographs
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Pierre-Louis Pierson (French, 1822–1913)
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