The Anti-Generalist Argument in View of the Painting

Note the terms "V" for Verdict; "N" for Norm; "R" for Reason, etc.

Orgaz and Critic's Text Together

It helps to have the painting and the text in view at the same time. Look for that "wave".

Do General Criteria Apply in the Evaluation of Paintings?

In order to determine whether general criteria of worth in art, such as Rosenberg's, it is helpful to see how they apply to real paintings, "up close" as it were. A key test case is the painting, "The Burial of Count Orgaz". Check out the background on this painting in Wikipedia.

Click this image for a larger one. Look for a "steeply rising and falling curve" in the lower foreground.