A new art form? A different form of nature! Photography and Painting in the 19th Century 1 May – 18 July 2004 Like no other medium, photography influenced artistic perception in the 19th century and thus brought about fundamental changes in the visual arts. Despite the initial prejudices against photography, it quickly became an indispensable tool for architects, painters, sculptors and draughtsmen as examples to be copied and as substitutes for live models. At the same time, it was used for the precise observation of nature and as a kind of corrective to human perception in the rendition of light and perspective. Arranged by subject, from landscapes to portraits and nudes to motion studies, some 260 photographs and 40 paintings and drawings demonstrated the dialog between photography and painting from 1840 to 1890. Exhibition Leaflet Past exhibitions of the Kunsthalle
