It sounds like La Castiglione considered herself a performance-art piece, and was a century ahead of her time at that. Fascinating to consider the implications of that, given who her art patrons were (Napoleon, a bunch dudes at a boring party, awaiting her nakedness). Was she exploited, or the exploiter? I guess I’d have to read the book to decide.
It sounds like La Castiglione considered herself a performance-art piece, and was a century ahead of her time at that. Fascinating to consider the implications of that, given who her art patrons were (Napoleon, a bunch dudes at a boring party, awaiting her nakedness). Was she exploited, or the exploiter? I guess I’d have to read the book to decide.