What “moment” in its history was deemed worthy to be “the” moment we are presented with?

choose a work of art and learn something about its history. Something more than 200 years old will probably be best, but if you have a specific idea for something younger that you’d like to explore that you know would work, go ahead.Is it completely unchanged in all that time?Has it moved? dis-coloured? broken? re-framed?Have any attempts been made to restore it? How much was done?What “moment” in its history was deemed worthy to be “the” moment we are presented with?What implications does this have? This is the key point. Why does it matter which moment we consider to be most important?Not to be chosen: the Lumbroski Durers, Hogarth’s Indian Emperor, the bronze horses from San Marco, the stele of Naram-Sin