從品味到真假：鑑賞家在西洋藝術史中角色發展之觀察

Abstract

Disputes over authorship and authenticity have a history as long as that of art museums themselves. Which professionals and what kind of professional training offer the authority to settle such disputes? Are art historians, art connoisseurs, art appraisers or art restorers qualified? There are mountains of research on individual art connoisseurs in the West; however, few studies have integrated these findings. This study aims to find out: What is the role of art connoisseurs today? Is art connoisseurship a prerequisite for art criticism? Why hasn't art history replaced art connoisseurship? Have technologies of value appraisal replaced art connoisseurship? Through case studies and reviews of existing literature, this study attempts to clear up the role, capacity and nature of art connoisseurs and their importance for determining authenticity in today's art world.