Theater van de Müncher Kammerspiele en het standbeeld van Maximiliaan II van Beieren aan de Maximilianstrasse in München, Duitsland 1868

Here we see Charles Gaudin's stereoscopic photograph of the Theater van de Müncher Kammerspiele and the statue of Maximilian II in Munich. Its subdued palette invites a study of form and perspective, playing with the illusion of depth central to stereoscopy. The photograph is structured by a rigid architectural façade, its repetitive windows and arched doorways suggesting order. This architectural grid contrasts with the statue of Maximilian II, which is placed as a focal point in the foreground. Note how the statue's curvilinear form disrupts the grid's symmetry, introducing a dynamic element. The stereoscopic effect pulls us into a seemingly real space, but it simultaneously reveals the artifice inherent in representation. Gaudin uses this tension to question our perception, highlighting how photography can manipulate spatial understanding. Consider how the work operates as both a historical document and a constructed reality. It is the structure of the image itself that invites us to look beyond the literal and consider the photograph as a form of visual rhetoric.