The spread of photography
A) led many painters to choose the camera as their instrument of expression.
B) resulted in a lack of creative artistic expression because of general pessimism.
C) led to a new artistic genre that tried to produce paintings that were more accurate than the camera.
D) led many painters to take an almost Luddite-like glee in smashing cameras.
E) led many painters to believe that the purpose of painting was not to mirror reality but to create it.
Answer: E) led many painters to believe that the purpose of painting was not to mirror reality but to create it.
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