Interieur van de Troonzaal in het Palais des Tuileries, Parijs 1858

This stereoscopic image, "Interieur van de Troonzaal in het Palais des Tuileries, Parijs," captures the Throne Room with a dual perspective, playing with depth and spatial perception. The sepia tones and the stereoscopic format invite the viewer to visually enter a space of French opulence. The composition emphasizes symmetry and repetition: busts atop pedestals, flanked by candelabras, reflect a formal arrangement. The photograph's structure seems to mirror the architectural organization of the Throne Room itself. This staged symmetry conveys the rigidity of court life. The Throne Room is layered with decorative symbols meant to project power and legitimize authority. Yet, the photograph captures this space in still-life, devoid of figures and thus subtly questions the narratives of power embedded within its ornamentation. The very act of capturing this image transforms the room into a codified set of signs that invite analysis, and therefore, potentially, destabilization of established meanings.