This
paper uses the strategies that are part of critiquing in the book "Humanities through the Arts" by F. David Martin and
Lee Jacobus. Paris). The author praises "The Peale Family"
painted by Charles Wilson Peale, but "The Bellini Family" painted by Edgar Degas, although beautiful in its own way, is subjected to conflicting criticism. The
paper explains that, by observing the line, color, and artistic agenda of each of these painters, we can critique them along the guidelines offered by Martin in his book.