The influence of photography is visible in the painters' instantaneous approach to their subject matter, their asymmetrical compositions and the effects of light filtering through the trees. In the section Figures in the Landscape, the visitors can see the comparisons between Manet’s schematic landscape backgrounds and the decorative backdrops used in photographic portraits, such as those made fashionable by Aguado or between the outdoor portraits of the relatives of Frédéric Bazille and the photographic group portraits made by Édouard Baldus.