“Is this true in every particular, and must we conclude that absolutely exact imitation is the end of art? If this were so, gentlemen, absolutely exact imitation would produce the finest works. But, in fact, it is not so. In sculpture, for instance, casting is the process by which a faithful and minute impression of a model is obtained, and certainly a good cast is not equal to a good statue. Again, and in another domain, photography is the art which completely reproduces with lines and tints on a flat surface the forms and colors of objects; and certainly a photograph is not equal to a fine painting.” - Philosophie de l'Art