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Originally Posted by demonrail666
That's simply not true. A person who has studied the history of art is likely to have more to say about the value of a piece of art than someone who isn't aware of the traditions, influences and various other contexts that have helped make the artwork what it is.
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That's bollocks.
The history of art is irrelevant. An art historian knows no more about how 'good' or 'bad' an artwork is than you or I.
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only person that knows the traditions, influences and contexts that went into a work of art is the artist. Any thing else is just supposition and guesswork.