An Art Historian is a profession that requires a person to analyze art, which can tell the viewer more about the artist, the mood of society during the time period (in which the piece was created), and even the influences of that style from other cultures. This, however, is time consuming and requires an extensive memory and recognition of different symbols, techniques, and styles. In turn, that is when Computer Science helps. Recently, there has been the creation of programs that will analyze paintings and pull out important information (the same
symbols used, the same stroke
and composition of the subject,
etc.) and this has been
groundbreaking. Now
computers are able to
map out and draw
connections between
different artists and
their influences that
have we have not
found ourselves yet.
Here is a diagram that
a Rutgers' computer has made mapping artistic connections.
Computer Science in the Job Industry
ART HISTORY