Taste Endures! The Rankings of Roger de Piles (†1709) and Three Centuries of Art Prices
检验了法国艺术评论家罗杰·德·皮尔斯对58位艺术家的排名，发现其高评分艺术家的作品在长达三个世纪里获得了更高的回报和评价。
Roger de Piles (1635–1709) was a French art critic who decomposed the style and ability of 58 different artists into areas of composition, drawing, color, and expression, rating each artist on a 20-point scale in each category. Based on evidence from two data sets that together span from the mid-eighteenth century to the present, this article shows that De Piles' overall ratings have withstood the test of a very long period of time, with estimates indicating that the works of his higher-rated artists achieved both greater returns and higher critical acclaim than the works of his lower-rated artists.