On an Epistemology of Sensibility

Abstract

This article reflects on the epistemological foundations of intuition and sensibility as decisive categories in the perception of works of art. These modes of perception are grounded in convictions closely related to principles of belief, leading the viewer to secular epiphanies. While rooted in cultural data, they transcend it, establishing a relationship that goes beyond discursive knowledge. They offer the highest form of meaning to the work of art history, which provides the ground on which they stand.