Dr. Sandra Glahn

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Evaluating Art

Frances Shaeffer, influenced by the Dutch art historian Hans Roomaaker "proposed that we should look at works [of art] individually. Rather than asking, Is the artist saved? ask,

Is this piece of work technically excellent? Is it a valid expression of the artist's view of the world? Are form and content well integrated? Is truth communicated?
--Steve Turner, Imagine: A Vision for Christians in the Arts