Arresting Beauty: Julia Margaret Cameron
Call, I Follow, I Follow, Let Me Die By Beth Dunn (Wonders & Marvels Contributor) I longed to arrest all the beauty that came before me, and at length that longing has been satisfied.” -Julia...
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from Le Mécanisme de la Physionomie Humaine (1862) By Juliet Wagner (Regular Contributor) Most adults are adept at reading facial expressions. A smile communicates openness or mirth, and we can infer...
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By Maureen Gibbon (Guest Contributor) My novel Paris Red is a fictional account of the relationship between artist Édouard Manet and his favorite redheaded model, Victorine Meurent, the woman who posed...
View ArticleThe Emperor’s Status Update: Introducing the Carte de Visite
By Rachel Mesch In May of 1859, Napoleon III headed across French borders to help push the Austrians out of Italy. But first, he stopped to have his picture taken. Disdéri’s portrait of Napoleon III...
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