[Countess de Castiglione, from Série des Roses]
![[Countess de Castiglione, from Série des Roses] by Countess Virginia Oldoini Verasis di Castiglione|Pierre-Louis Pierson](https://images.artheonmuseum.org/met/ph/thumb/countess-de-castiglione-from-srie-des-roses-288112.webp)
Medium
Albumen silver print from glass negative
Dimensions
Approximately 14.3 x 9.9 cm (5 5/8 x 3 7/8 in.)
Classification
Photographs
Department
Photographs
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gilman Collection, Gift of The Howard Gilman Foundation, 2005
Accession Number
2005.100.387.7
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the enchanting world of 19th-century photography with *Countess de Castiglione, from Série des Roses*1895), a delicateen silver print created by Countess Virginia Oldoiniasis di Castiglione in with master photographer Pierre-Louiserson. This intimate portrait, measuring just 14.3 x 9.9 cm, captures the Countess in her later years as part of her poetic "Series of Roses," where she evoked floral elegance amid personal reinvention. The Countess, born in 1837, was a trailblazing Italian noblewoman and courtesan whose legendary beauty captivated Napoleon III and European high society. A ...
About the Artist
Countess Virginia Oldoini Verasis di Castiglione|Pierre-Louis Pierson (French| ) · 1822 |1835 –1913 |1899
French, 1822–1913|1835–1899