Question

When Thomas Hoving, former Director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, first saw a fine scene-painted ancient Greek terra cotta vase, he said, "The first thought that came to mind was ​[that] I was gazing not at a vase, but at a painting." This is indicative of ​________.

Answer 1

The comment given by Mr. Thomas Hoving is an indicative of an art world prejudice that set less importance on functional objects. And he is giving more relevancy to the paint than the ancient greek terra cotta vase, and is more than obvious that both aspects of the object are important.