Painting and Photography: 1839-1914 by Dominique De Font-Réaulx

Painting and Photography: 1839-1914 by Dominique De Font-Réaulx (Fammarion: $75). This new book examines the beginnings and evolution of the art of photography, its relation to classical painting, and the many controversies the new form engendered. Many genres, including landscapes and portraits, still lifes and nudes, are compared and contrasted in this important and original study.