As the art historian Ernst Gombrich once observed, "the field of art history much like Caesar's Gaul, divided in three parts inhabited by three different, though not necessarily hostile tribes: (i) the connoisseurs, (ii) the critics, and (iii) the academic art historians".
Nagu  kunsti ajaloolane Ernst Gombrich kunagi märkis, "kunsti ajaloo valdkond on väga sarnane Caesar-i Galliaga, mis on jagatud kolme ossa, mida okupeerivad kolm erinevat, kuigi mitte tingimata vaenulikku gruppi: (i) asjatundjad, (ii) kriitikud, ja (iii) akadeemilised kunstiajaloolased".