-Title: The Eros of Baroque
- Photographer: Irina Ionesco
- Language: Japanese, by Toshiharu Ito
- Publisher: Libroport Co., Tokyo
- Year: 1988 (first edition)
- ISBN: 4-84570-362-9
- Format: Large oblong folio, approx. 30.5 x 27 cm
- Pages: 129 pages + blue insert of 10 plates of Japanese text
Condition: Excellent, clean interior, free of annotations and dog-eared pages, cover with sharp corners.The dust jacket is rubbed at the corners, but without tears.NO OBI.Check photos.
The Eros of Baroque is an immersive visual collection, staged in a baroque and sensual style.
The book presents its photographs in an imposing format, with matte black pages that accentuate the dramatic visuals.
This volume contains over 100 black and white and color images, arranged in ten photographic chapters, alternating with a bluish insert containing the Japanese text by Toshiharu Ito.
The presentation is meticulous, highly dramatic, and typical of Ionesco's aesthetic.
It has become a collector's item, often sought after by enthusiasts of erotic art and avant-garde photography.