Fotoreproductie van een getekend portret van Jean Baptiste Poquelin Molière 1860 - 1900

This is a reproduction of a drawn portrait of Jean Baptiste Poquelin Molière by Étienne Neurdein. The photograph captures the playwright in a tightly framed composition. The eye is immediately drawn to the interplay of light and shadow which models Molière's face and wig. Neurdein uses a muted tonal range to emphasize texture and form. The tight, almost claustrophobic framing, focuses attention on the face, capturing something of Molière's intense gaze and character. The use of photography to reproduce a drawing raises interesting questions about authenticity and representation. Neurdein's photograph complicates traditional notions of portraiture. It presents a copy of an image as a seemingly objective record, yet it is mediated through the photographic process. The structural arrangement asks us to consider the power of images in shaping cultural memory.