Fotoreproductie van een foto door Hugo Henneberg, voorstellend een gezicht op Villa Falconieri in Frascati before 1907

This photo reproduction of Villa Falconieri in Frascati, by an anonymous artist, captures a building and its reflection in water. The limited tonal range transforms reality into something more evocative. The dark shadows that frame the central image invite a deep gaze into the details within. Thinking about the physical qualities, the paper is aged, which contributes to a sense of nostalgia, and the grainy texture of the print creates an atmospheric haze. The reflection of the building is not perfectly mirrored but distorted, which adds to the dreamlike quality. This image reminds me of Whistler’s nocturnes, where the subject is not as important as the feeling created. Like those paintings, this photograph isn’t about documenting a scene; it's about evoking a mood, a fleeting moment of beauty captured in monochrome. In both cases, art reminds us that beauty is not just in what we see but in how we see it.