Why does a work of art look the way it does? Who made it and why? What does it mean? These questions and others like them lie at the heart of art historical inquiry. Art historians use various types of analysis to provide answers. These have varied over time and continue to evolve, but in general, three categories can be distinguished. In the essays and videos on Smarthistory, different types of analysis are used, often without identifying them explicitly. If you become familiar with the three c
| Category | arts |
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| Subject | The Arts |
| Year | 2023 |
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| License | Creative Commons - Attribution - https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |