Publisher/東京都美術館

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This book is a catalog for the exhibition "Photography and Painting: Similarities and Differences," held at the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum in 1978. The following is from the preface: "With a focus on the history of Western art since the Renaissance, this book explores how awareness of the act of seeing led painting to the modern era. From medieval artists who depicted divine revelation to modern artists who captured the world with confidence in their own eyes, the book traces the transition from the precise depictions of Dürer and Leonardo to the realism of Courbet. Then, in the 19th century, the invention of photography reexamined the meaning of "accurate recording" in painting. The technology that evolved from Daguerre to wet-plate photography facilitated the reproduction of forms, leading artists to new realms of expression—Impressionism and Symbolism. The relationship between photography and painting went beyond mere technical influence to encompass philosophical questions of vision. Even in Japan, during an era when the Japanese were known for having acquired the "eye of the camera," the relationship between the two developed in a unique way." Taking this historical context into account, this exhibition reconsiders the origins of "seeing" as photography and painting reflect each other."