La Divine Comtesse: Photographs of the Countess de Castiglione (Metropolitan Museum of Art Series) - Softcover

Apraxine Et Al., Mr. Pierre

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0300085095 ISBN 13: 9780300085099

Publisher: Yale University Press, 2000

Synopsis

The legendary Countess de Castiglione, embodiment of the Second Empire in France, dedicated her life to a cult of personal beauty. At her death she left more than 400 extraordinary photographs of herself, commemorating the significant moments of her life as she re-created them for the camera. This volume presents a selection of the portraits gathered from public and private collections and places them in the context of a dazzling epoch.This book is the catalogue for an exhibition at The Metropolitan Museum of Art from 18 September to 31 December 2000.

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From the Inside Flap:

Symbol of the Second Empire, that dazzling and artificial epoch, the mysterious Countess de Castiglione dedicated her life to a cult of personal beauty and made sensational appearances at various stages of her life, great moments that she recreated for the camera. These photographs contributed to her legend during her lifetime and were prized by collectors after her death. This book presents an extraordinary collection of the most remarkable of these photographs.The portraits, which number around 400 and are now scattered in public and private collections around the world, are here itemized and analyzed for the first time. The authors take great care to place them in their social and cultural context.This unique book is the catalogue for an exhibition at The Metropolitan Museum of Art from 18 September to 31 December 2000.

About the Author:

Pierre Apraxine is curator of the Gilman Paper Company Collection.

About this edition

• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0300085095
• ISBN 13: 9780300085099
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 192