The Photograph of Emilia von Klosterberg (The
Clockwork Moth)
The candles burning in the candlesticks cast a
flickering light on the Pre-Raphaelite countenance of Mrs. von Klosterberg and one
could have had the impression that the dead lady was beginning to regain part
of her erstwhile physical form. Depending on how the gentle rays of candlelight
fell, Emilia’s features assumed either the delicate nature of those found in
paintings of angels and saints or presented those of a nightmarishly hideous
monster. The optical illusion caused by this play of light revealed the hidden
nature of the deceased lady’s photograph, which under normal conditions could
not be detected. Her eyes seemed to move, while the typical staid rigidity of people
who posed for photographs was almost imperceptibly replaced by a disturbing, wildly
outlandish facial expression.
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