The painting is dead.
The painting is dead.
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The phrase "painting is dead" ("la peinture est morte") is attributed to the French painter Paul Delaroche, who said the phrase in 1839 when the daguerreotype (early photographic technique) was invented. The term is known to symbolize the change in the role of painting with the advent of photography. context
Invention of the Daguerreotype
In 1839, French inventor Louis Jacques Mande Daguerre (Louis Daguerre) introduced the daguerreotype, a photographic technique using silver plates.
This technique made a huge impact on the art world of the time because it enabled extremely detailed depictions and accurate images in a short time.
Background of Delaroche's statement
Delaroche was an academic history painter and an artist who specialized in realistic expression.
It is said that he felt that realism was being supplanted by photographic techniques and declared "the end of painting.
broad sense
This statement does not mean that paintings are no longer needed, but rather suggests that the role of paintings is changing.
With the advent of photography, painting, which strove for realistic expression, lost its exclusive status, and new directions such as impressionism and abstraction were sought.
Discussion of actual intent
There are various theories as to how seriously Delaroche himself took this statement. Some say that the words were taken largely in the context of later life rather than as a symbol of his sentiments.
The phrase "painting is dead" has been passed down through the generations as a symbolic statement that the advent of photographic technology was a major turning point in the history of art.
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