He was not affected by the contemporary art of his time and had a deep love of history of art. (artlyst.com)
My own love of history began with the stacks of historical novels that I always found lying in dusty corners at my grandmother's house. (janefriedman.com)
And you know, love of painting, love of the history of painting, it's a love of the language of painting. (brooklynrail.org)