French Court Artist Stares Into The Eyes Of An Islamic State Terrorist
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Separated by a glass screen, artist Elisabeth de Pourquery sat a few feet from Salah Abdeslam, suspected of being the lone surviving member of suicide bombers and gunmen who killed 130 people in a series of attacks on Paris in November, 2015.
French court artist Elisabeth de Pourquery stared intently into the eyes of the self-avowed Islamic State terrorist and fixed an image she would capture for posterity.
Separated by a glass screen, she sat just a few feet from Salah Abdeslam, suspected of being the lone surviving member of a commando of suicide bombers and gunmen who killed 130 people in a series of coordinated attacks on Paris in November, 2015.
"What's important is his aura and his eyes, those deep, round eyes," de Pourquery told Reuters in her studio.
"You have this gaze that is very deep, and very intense, which clearly shows a lot of fear. And that's what you need to recreate with the paintbrush."
