Treasuring the Gaze : Intimate Vision in Late Eighteenth-Century Eye Miniatures /
The end of the eighteenth century saw the start of a new craze in Europe: tiny portraits of single eyes that were exchanged by lovers or family members. Worn as brooches or pendants, these minuscule eyes served the same emotional need as more conventional mementoes, such as lockets containing a coil...
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Chicago :
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[2013]
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