Electro-Physiologie fig. 46

Adrien Tournachon

Photograph

Metropolitan Museum

1854 (printed 1862)

Metmuseum.org

Analysis: The artist depicted the man with a surprised/scared look. The man to the left seems very interested in the man in the middle's face and the man cutting the middle mans hair is just very focused. They had the most focus on the middle man and the dark fades out as you go towards him.

Interpretation: I think the artist showed the man this way to show that he doesn't. Like the way the man on the right is doing his hair.  I think he showed the most emphasis on the man in the middle so your eyes go directly to him. The man on the left is shown this way to emphasize the middle man's expression.

Judgement: I like the way the artist catches the man's expression. I also like the way that he showed the man in the corner so it puts a greater affect on the man's expression.