Originally photographed by Pierre-Louis Pierson in 1863, Scherzo di Follia (“Joke of Madness”) features the legendary Countess de Castiglione — muse, mystery, and master of performance — posing in theatrical costume and haunting self-styled flair. The Press Play remix subtly heightens this iconic image with glowing color accents and surreal vintage tones, giving the photograph an echo of fantasy and faded glamour.
Originally photographed by Pierre-Louis Pierson in 1863, Scherzo di Follia (“Joke of Madness”) features the legendary Countess de Castiglione — muse, mystery, and master of performance — posing in theatrical costume and haunting self-styled flair. The Press Play remix subtly heightens this iconic image with glowing color accents and surreal vintage tones, giving the photograph an echo of fantasy and faded glamour.
Part print lab, part time machine, part treasure hunt, Press Play mixes original works, adapted prints, and a deep curatorial dive through dusty archives in search of forgotten gems and visual oddities from art history’s fringes. Some are entirely our own invention; others are collaborations across centuries.
Art that’s smart, strange, a little subversive—and tastefully irreverent.
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