Taste Endures! The Rankings of Roger de Piles (†1709) and Three Centuries of Art Prices

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Brandeis University
• 刊物名称: JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC HISTORY
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0022-0507
• DOI: 10.1017/S0022050713000600
• 发表日期: 2013
• 页码: 766-791
• 关键词: investment; QUALITY; MARKETS

摘要

Roger de Piles (1635-1709) was a French art critic who decomposed the style and ability of 58 different artists into areas of composition, drawing, color, and expression, rating each artist on a 20-point scale in each category. Based on evidence from two data sets that together span from the mid-eighteenth century to the present, this article shows that De Piles' overall ratings have withstood the test of a very long period of time, with estimates indicating that the works of his higher-rated artists achieved both greater returns and higher critical acclaim than the works of his lower-rated artists.