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    It is not the case that Lessing's own 'pregnant moment' doctrine concedes painting selects for maximum temporal implication, undermining the claim of mere indirectness.

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    • 1.Selecting a temporally rich moment differs from directly representing temporal sequence; implication remains mediated through spatial form.
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    • 2.That painting maximizes temporal content doesn't eliminate the distinction between depicting a moment and depicting succession—painting still does the former.
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    • 3.Lessing's doctrine may concede painting *suggests* temporal depth while maintaining it achieves this indirectly compared to narrative's explicit sequencing.
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    • 1.Painting's 'pregnant moment' inherently encodes narrative potential—what precedes and follows—making it temporally dense, not temporally neutral.
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    • 2.If painting selects moments with maximal narrative implication, it actively shapes temporal meaning rather than passively representing a single instant.
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    • 3.Lessing's own doctrine admits painting operates through temporal suggestion, which contradicts claims that visual media only indirectly access time.
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