For the philosopher Hegel, Art was a means to prepare possible insight about Ideas. Artifacts, it was assumed, were organized with intent to share knowledge, and the development of Art accompanied the development of Philosophy, so said Hegel, from early to middle to end stages. This of course was a progressive framework, driven by the notion that human thought continues to evolve. In this framework, Egyptian art, for example, was judged to be “primitive,” “irrational,” and “amateurish.” Whereas, for example, Italian Renaissance art was judged to be “professional” and “highly sophisticated.” This notion, which prioritizes rationalism and idealized naturalism in art, is easily discredited and, to be fair, Hegel (1770-1831) lived before Romanticism, Realism, Cubsim, Dadaism, and Surrealism.