The Origins of Art Criticism by Jeanne Willette | Apr 2, 2010 | Modern, Modern Art CriticismFROM DENIS DIDEROT TO THÉOPHILE GAUTIER The Origins of Art Criticism: 1750-1850 According to Théophile Gautier, writing in 1854, “In his immortal Salons, Diderot founded the criticism of painting.” Indeed Gautier modeled his method of discussing...