» “When the painting in question is famous, then our approach is complicated by the prestige which for historical reasons is associated with it…in the end we are no longer certain if we are responding to the work itself or to its reputation. It becomes difficult to distinguish between what we can see and what we expected to see.” Are any of the works in the museum famous? Does your previous knowledge affect how you perceive the artworks on display?

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“When the painting in question is famous, then our approach is complicated by the prestige which for historical reasons is associated with it…in the end we are no longer certain if we are responding to the work itself or to its reputation. It becomes difficult to distinguish between what we can see and what we expected to see.” Are any of the works in the museum famous? Does your previous knowledge affect how you perceive the artworks on display?

source: How to Look at a Painting, Francois Barbe-Gall

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