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品名（中）	傻瓜笑话
品名（英）	Scherzo di Follia
入馆年号	2005年，2005.100.198
策展部门	摄影（Photographs）
创作者	Pierre-Louis Pierson【1822 至 1913】【法国人】
创作年份	公元 1861 - 公元 1932
创作地区
分类	照片（Photographs）
尺寸	图像: 39.8 x 29.8 厘米 (15 11/16 x 11 3/4 英寸) Mat: 61 x 50.8 厘米 (24 x 20 英寸)
介绍（中）	1855年，维拉西·德·卡斯蒂廖内伯爵夫人（1837-1899）弗吉尼亚·奥尔多尼（Virginia Oldoini）出现在巴黎的社交舞台上，引起了轰动。她受意大利政治家卡沃尔（Cavour）的派遣，以"她选择的任何方式"秘密赢得拿破仑三世的支持，投身于意大利统一事业，这位雕像般的美女是拿破仑三世的情妇，也是那个时期流行的奢华舞会上备受关注的装饰品。1870年第二帝国灭亡后，她过着越来越隐蔽的生活，这引发了人们对她的风流韵事的猜测。随着岁月的流逝，她的精神稳定性下降，她只在晚上戴着面纱冒险外出伯爵夫人狂热的自恋在摄影中找到了完美的盟友；皮埃尔·路易斯·皮尔森为她制作了七百多张不同的照片。在角色的颠倒中，保姆会指导照片的方方面面，从拍摄角度到灯光，将摄影师仅仅作为她追求自我提升和自我表达的工具。
介绍（英）	Virginia Oldoini, Countess Verasis de Castiglione (1837-1899), created a sensation when she appeared on the social scene in Paris in 1855, having been sent by the Italian statesman Cavour to secretly win Napoleon III over to the cause of Italian unity by "any means she chose." Within months, the statuesque beauty was the mistress of Napoleon III and a much-talked-about ornament of the lavish balls so prevalent during the period. After the fall of the Second Empire in 1870, she led an increasingly secluded existence, which gave rise to fantastic speculation about her affairs. As the years went by, her mental stability declined and she ventured out only at night, shrouded in veils. The countess's raging narcissism found in photography the perfect ally; Pierre-Louis Pierson produced over seven hundred different images of her. In a reversal of roles, the sitter would direct every aspect of the picture, from the angle of the shot to the lighting, using the photographer as a mere tool in her pursuit of self-promotion and self-expression.