What about an introduction to new art history criticism and why art history is a history of art crit

This is because the description, interpretation, and evaluation of works in art history all involve art criticism, or it can be said that it is the task of criticism.

Art history is the science that studies the historical development of art and its laws. The research scope of art history includes the history of architectural art, sculpture, painting, arts and crafts, calligraphy, seal carving and other types of art, involving artists, art works, art theories, art trends and art schools.

Art history is closely related to history, and at the same time involves the investigation and identification of monuments and cultural relics. The history of art must be based on archaeological materials, which is closely related to archaeology. In addition, art history also has an intersecting relationship with general cultural history, ethnology, and folklore, but it is based on art works as the primary source of materials, and at the same time accompanied by aesthetic judgment, which can be separated from history, archaeology, cultural history, ethnology, and folklore.

Art history needs the guidance of philosophy, aesthetics, and art theory, and also involves art criticism, but it is to explain the development of art history with specific works, and it is different from philosophy, aesthetics, art theory, and art criticism.

The earliest surviving art history documents in the West began with the ancient Greeks. Pliny's Naturalist (1st century AD) is a masterpiece of biographical commentary, and Bowsanias's Greek Travels (2nd century) are considered the germ of art history. Renaissance g

Vasari's Biography of Famous Artists is one of the more complete works of art history in the early days, and the author is regarded as the father of art history. He introduced the ancient concept of the cycle of "generation, completion, and decline" into the history of art.

The history of art in the modern sense began with the German Winckelmann's History of Ancient Art (1764). He directly studied relics and clarified the history of art through style changes, believing that ethnicity, country, religion, and terroir are the elements of the development of art. After Hegel, the focus of debate in art history is the reason for the change of art style, which is generally attributed to the three elements of nation, environment and era.

In the 19th century, the history of art was included in the university curriculum for the first time in Germany. And to the depth and breadth of development, to establish a rigorous scientificity.

In the study of style history, Wolflin and Riegel have made significant progress. Iconographic studies emerged in contrast to the history of style, and at the beginning of the 20th century, Hamburg was the center of development. However, both style theory and iconographic hail can ignore the aesthetic value of art works as mere means of recording.

Sedolmaya uses structural analysis to try to distinguish the separation of form and connotation. After the Second World War, the iconographic methods of Panofsky and Werther placed the profound meaning of the subject in the overall relationship between the humanities. Gombrich's psychological approach absorbed the results of Gestalt psychology and psychoanalysis; Clark seeks a common modeling spirit that transcends the times, and tries to clarify the faith, action, and essence of human creative activities from the two aspects of the development of the work in the historical trend and the "construction" of the aesthetic value of the work that transcends history.

The history of fine art is a part of the history of art criticism because it provides an in-depth understanding of the field of fine art. When an artist creates a piece of work, their work may be influenced by other works, and these influences may come from the past, present, or future. Art history can help us understand these influences, and as such, art history is part of the history of art criticism.

At the same time, art history can also help us understand the cultural context of past works and their influences, so as to better understand the development and changes in the field of art today.

The history of art is the history of aesthetic criticism because it is not only a way to record and describe works of art in history, but also a way to evaluate these works. For example, in "The History of Renaissance Art", Wolflin classifies works from different eras, different countries, and different styles; In addition, he attaches great importance to the analysis of the author's personal life and his ideological background. Through the analysis and summary of outstanding painters, sculptors, and architects in history, we can derive some common characteristics to measure the merits of current works.

Therefore, we are also able to carry out critical analysis on this basis to evaluate and identify current works of art.