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inferential criticism: a standalone construct

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Art history

the method of explaining a picture by reconstructing the problem its maker faced and the circumstances of the solution.

In art history, inferential criticism refers to the method of explaining a picture by reconstructing the problem its maker faced and the circumstances of the solution. This meaning comes from Baxandall (1985) in Patterns of intention.[1]

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References

Baxandall, M. (1985). Patterns of intention. Yale University Press. ISBN 9780300037630

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