Young Woman with Book and Tree, Evocative Early, Hand-colored, Degraded Cased Ambrotype copy block Middle cube divides into two

Middle cube divides into two parts

perfectly aged and worn

one imagines

but I believe his dress and hair style identify him as of the Dominican order

later to become A

Young Woman with Book and Tree, Evocative Early, Hand-colored, Degraded Cased Ambrotype copy block Middle cube divides into twoIt has been a while since I found a cased photo I really loved for its degradation, but this is one of those (though I would certainly really love this one in pristine condition too!) For me the all over craquelure makes this lovely young woman feel extra moody and the image all the more an object hovering in between the worlds of past and present, dead and living, substance and spirit. With hands on a book in front of her, pinked cheeks, and painted