which of the following is a central goal of art history:
a. to judge the value of a work of art
b. to apply current artistic theories to past works
c. to explore the cultural factors that contributed to character of the work
d.to investigate the artist's reputation
This is of course fairly subjective, but most would agree that ". to explore the cultural factors that contributed to character of the work" would be the best option, since artwork is a subjective realm.
