Description: La Divine Comtesse: Photographs of the Countess de Castiglione Commissioned by the countess herself and created under her supervision, the images were the result of a 40-year collaboration, from 1856 to 1895, with French court photographer Pierre-Louis Pierson. While many of the portraits record the countess's triumphant moments in Parisian society, wearing the extravagant gowns and costumes in which she appeared at soirées and masked balls, in others she assumes roles drawn from the theatre, opera, literature, and her own imagination. Functioning as a means of self-advertisement as well as self-expression, they show the countess as a mysterious seductress, a virginal innocent, and a charming coquette. Unique for 19th-century photography, these works have been seen as forerunners to the self-portrait photography of such contemporary artists as Claude Cahun, Pierre Molinier, and Cindy Sherman. 192 pages. Rare and out of print. Publisher: New Haven & London: Yale University Press in association with The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Publication Date: 2000 Edition: 1st Edition
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