Treasuring the Gaze: Intimate Vision in Late Eighteenth-Century Eye Miniatures

by Hanneke Grootenboer, Dashka Slater, Ghassan Zeineddine

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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 of a loved one's hair. The fashion lasted only a few decades, and by the early 1800s eye miniatures had faded into oblivion. Unearthing these portraits...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0226309665

ISBN13:9780226309668

Release Date:February 2013

Publisher:University of Chicago Press

Length:300 Pages

Weight:2.20 lbs.

Dimensions:0.8" x 7.3" x 10.3"

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