Art history and art criticism take different approaches to evaluating works of art. Art history relies on external cues like the time, place, and artist to provide context. It describes the work, analyzes artistic style, interprets influences, and judges importance. Art criticism relies on internal cues within the work. It describes subject and elements, analyzes design principles, interprets moods and ideas, and judges artistic merit. Both use description, analysis, interpretation and judgment but focus on different aspects of the work.