Explore the historical evolution and visual significance of this theme through the extensive archives of Luminous-Lint. By connecting rare images, scholarly research, and diverse photographic techniques, we provide a comprehensive framework for understanding how these visual narratives have shaped the medium across the 19th and 20th centuries. Dive into our networked database of over 130,000 images to discover the pivotal trends, individual masterpieces, and deep historical connections that define this field.
| Joseph Nicéphore Niépce and the birth of French photography |
| 1 | Joseph Nicéphore Niépce: Cardinal d'Amboise |
| 2 | Joseph Nicéphore Niépce: Portraits |
| 3 | Joseph Nicéphore Niépce: View from the Window at Le Gras |
| Discovery of the Daguerreotype |
| 4 | The announcement of photography OR Arago annonce la découverte de Daguerre |
| Photographers |
| 5 | Charles Marville: France: Paris |
| 6 | Charles Marville: Vue du ciel de Paris, de la fenetre de l'artiste |
| 7 | Édouard Baldus: The Louvre, Paris (1856-1857) |
| 8 | Édouard Baldus: Inondations du Rhône à Lyon et Avignon (1856) |
| 9 | Édouard Baldus: Chemins de fer de Paris à Lyon et à la Méditerranée (1860s) |
| 10 | Édouard Baldus: Chemin de fer du Nord. Ligne de Paris à Compiègne par Chantilly. Petites vues (1866) |
| 11 | Édouard Baldus: Les chemins de fer du Nord. Ligne de Paris à Boulogne. Vues photographiques |
| 12 | Delmaet & Durandelle: The Paris Opera (1861-1875) |
| 13 | Louis-Émile Durandelle and Albert Chevojon: Grand Hotel Terminus-Saint Lazare, Paris (1889 or later) |
| 14 | Louis-Emile Durandelle: Eiffel Tower (1887-1889) |
| 15 | Adolphe Terris: Rénovation de la Vieille Ville de Marseille (1862) |
| 16 | Eugène Atget: The streets and buildings of Paris |
| 17 | Eugène Atget: Architecture: Door furniture and door knockers (ca 1900) |
| Mission Héliographique |
| 18 | Mission Héliographique |
| Locations |
| 19 | Fontainebleau, Barbizon - the relationships between painters and photographers |
