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I had a discussion with my friend the other day and would like your assistance. I argued that artists in general, and in particular artists centuries ago, used to study the works of their predecessors in a manner different than the study of art history; the artists focused more on the aspects relevant to thair art, while art history focuses more on historic events. In response, my friend argued that artists were very knowledgable in the history from which art emanated. I would like to hear your thoughts on this. Thank you.