Download or read book Painting and Photography, 1839-1914 written by Dominique de Font-Réaulx and published by Flammarion-Pere Castor. This book was released on 2012 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the impact that photography's birth and development had on the classical art form of painting. It provides exploration by genre -- from portraiture and still life to landscapes, tableaux vivantes, and nudes -- of the various issues triggered by the encounter between 19th century pictorial creation and the invention of photography.