- "Art history is the study of aesthetic objects and visual expression in historical and stylistic context."
The study of visual art and its historical, cultural, and social contexts.
- "Traditionally, the discipline of art history emphasized painting, drawing, sculpture, architecture, ceramics and decorative arts."
- "Yet today, art history examines broader aspects of visual culture, including the various visual and conceptual outcomes related to an ever-evolving definition of art."
- "Art history encompasses the study of objects created by different cultures around the world and throughout history that convey meaning, importance or serve usefulness primarily through visual representations."
- "Art history is distinguished from art criticism, which is concerned with establishing a relative artistic value for individual works with respect to others of comparable style or sanctioning an entire style or movement."
- "Art theory or 'philosophy of art' is concerned with the fundamental nature of art."
- "One branch of this area of study is aesthetics, which includes investigating the enigma of the sublime and determining the essence of beauty."
- "How did the artist come to create the work?" - "Who were the patrons?" - "Who were their teachers?" - "Who was the audience?" - "Who were their disciples?"
- "What historical forces shaped the artist's oeuvre and how did he or she and the creation, in turn, affect the course of artistic, political and social events?"
- "The current disciplinary gap between art history and the philosophy of art (aesthetics) often hinders this inquiry." Note: The remaining questions will be variations related to the same topic.
- "Art history is distinguished from art criticism, which is concerned with establishing a relative artistic value for individual works with respect to others of comparable style or sanctioning an entire style or movement."
- "Art theory or 'philosophy of art' is concerned with the fundamental nature of art."
- "One branch of this area of study is aesthetics, which includes investigating the enigma of the sublime and determining the essence of beauty."
- "How did the artist come to create the work?"
- "Who were the patrons?" - "Who were their teachers?" - "Who was the audience?" - "Who were their disciples?"
- "What historical forces shaped the artist's oeuvre and how did he or she and the creation, in turn, affect the course of artistic, political and social events?"
- "The current disciplinary gap between art history and the philosophy of art (aesthetics) often hinders this inquiry."
- "Art history encompasses the study of objects created by different cultures around the world and throughout history that convey meaning, importance or serve usefulness primarily through visual representations."
- "Yet today, art history examines broader aspects of visual culture, including the various visual and conceptual outcomes related to an ever-evolving definition of art."
- "Technically, art history is not [art criticism or philosophy of art], because the art historian uses historical method to answer the questions."