The Scottish Philosopher, David Hume explains that there is a “Standard of Taste”. He describes that this standard of taste by establishing the rule that the good critic needs strong sense. A certain expertise is developed by a critic through a lot of practice in comparison in a particular area. Hume would respond to the Bouguereau painting, “The Thank Offering”, as a form of bad art. While Solomon would defend this painting by stating, “it is the sentimentality of kitsch that makes kitsch kitsch”. Hume could also argue that this painting provokes excessive expressions of emotion that come off as immature. Solomon would come to the paintings defense by arguing that there can be something charming about an adult with childlike
