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La révolution des images (1830-1914)

Nemo's bed takes a walk in the July 26, 1908, episode of Little Nemo in Slumberland.

La révolution des images (1830-1914) (The Image Revolution (1830-1914)) is a series of eight lectures by Benoît Peeters, held in Musée des Arts et Métiers in Paris, during 2016/2017.

Peeters will discuss the development of caricature and illustrated book, the birth of comics, photography and film; He also will talk about passeurs like Balzac, Grandville, Töpffer, Daguerre, Nadar, Marey, Muybridge, Lumière, Méliès, McCay and others.

Read the complete information in Conférences Étienne-Jules Marey

Paris 1830: Un nouveau monde

This first lecture was held on October 19, 2016

Töpffer et la naissance de la bande dessinée

The second lecture was held on November 16, 2016.


De la plaque Daguerre

The third lecture was held at December 14, 2016.

Les métamorphoses de Nadar

The fourth lecture was held on January 18, 2017

Muybridge et Marey : le cheval et l'oiseau

The fifth lecture was held at February 15, 2017.


La peinture à l'épreuve de la photographie

The sixth session was held at March 15, 2017.


Lumière et Méliès : les deux naissances du cinématographe

The seventh lecture was held on April 19, 2017.

Winsor McCay, de la bande dessinée au dessin animé