Opposed to finding TRUTH in <a href="http://beesikk.nl/PhilosophyTruthFinding.htm">SCIENCE</a>, which is a general problem (universal rational path) that can largely be defined independent of the context, TRUTH finding in <a href="http://beesikk.nl/PhilosophyTruthFindingInArt.htm">ART </a> (private emotional path) is a personalized problem (private emotional path) that is dominated by the context. The context in ART has two main modes of operation, <b> Idealization </b> and <b> Essentialization </b>. Below a Dutch/Belgian/German (NL, BE, DE) biased view on Essentialization and Idealization:<br>
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<td width="400"> <b> 15th century (2) </b></td>

<tr><td width="500"> 1434 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan_van_Eyck#/media/File:Van_Eyck_-_Arnolfini_Portrait.jpg"> Jan van Eyck / Arnolfini portret </a> </td> <td width="850"> BE Essentialization of pregnancy </td></tr> 
<tr><td width="500"> 1490 <a href="JohnBeerends/art1490Jheronimus_Bosch_TuinDerLusten.jpg"> Jheronimus Bosch / Tuin der lusten </a> </td> <td width="850"> NL Essentialization of heaven and hell </td></tr>  


<td width="400"> <b> 16th century (2) </b></td>

<tr><td width="500"> 1515 <a href="JohnBeerends/art1515albrechtDurer_rhinoceros.jpg"> Albrecht D&uumlrer / Rhinoceros </a> </td> <td width="850"> DE Essentialization of a rhinoceros and prove that you can essentialize something you have never seen </td></tr>  
<tr><td width="500"> 1528 <a href="JohnBeerends/art1528albrechtDurer_hare.jpg"> Albrecht D&uumlrer / Hare </a> </td> <td width="850"> DE Idealization of a hare </td></tr>  


<td width="400"> <b> 17th century (5) </b></td>

<tr><td width="500"> 1621 <a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isabella_Brant#/media/Bestand:Portrait_of_Isabella_Brant_by_Peter_Paul_Rubens.jpg"> Peter Paul Rubens  / Isabella Brant </a> </td> <td width="850"> BE Idealization of a female smile</td></tr>
<tr><td width="500"> 1624 <a href="JohnBeerends/art1624frans_Hals_Luitspelende_nar.jpg"> Frans Hals / Luitspelende Nar </a> </td> <td width="850"> NL Idealization of a male smile </td></tr>  
<tr><td width="500"> 1628-1669 <a href="JohnBeerends/art1628_1630_1659_1669rembrandtSelfportraits.jpg"> Rembrandt van Rijn / Self portaits </a> </td> <td width="850"> NL Essentialization of the selfie </td></tr>  
<tr><td width="500"> 1659 <a href="https://www.mauritshuis.nl/ontdek-collectie/kunstwerken/835-een-binnenplaats-met-een-rokende-man-en-een-drinkende-vrouw/"> Pieter de Hooch / Binnenplaats met rokende man en drinkende vrouw </a> </td> <td width="850"> NL Essentialization of the bourgeois addiction to smoking and drinking </td></tr>  
<tr><td width="500"> 1660 <a href="https://www.google.com/culturalinstitute/beta/asset/het-melkmeisje/9AHrwZ3Av6Zhjg?ms=%7B%22x%22%3A0.5%2C%22y%22%3A0.5%2C%22z%22%3A9.38297339649419%2C%22size%22%3A%7B%22width%22%3A2.5525353289302397%2C%22height%22%3A1.2375007959868562%7D%7D"> Johannes Vermeer / Melkmeisje </a> </td> <td width="850"> NL Idealization of a milkmaid </td></tr>  


<td width="400"> <b> 18th century (1) </b></td>

<tr><td width="500"> 1713 <a href="JohnBeerends/art1713arnoldBoonen_portraitCatharinaBacker.jpg"> Arnold Boonen / Portrait of Catharina Backer </a> </td> <td width="850"> NL Idealization of female grace </td></tr>  


<td width="400"> <b> 19th century (6) </b></td>

<tr><td width="500"> 1818 <a href="JohnBeerends/art1818caspar_David_Friedrich_Wanderer_above_the_sea_of_fog.jpg"> Caspar David Friedrich / Wanderer above the sea of fog</a> </td> <td width="850"> DE Idealization of the walker </td></tr>
<tr><td width="500"> 1872 <a href="JohnBeerends/art1872jozefIsraels_KinderenDerZee.jpg"> Jozef Isra&eumlls / Kinderen der Zee </a> </td> <td width="850"> NL Idealization of the focus of children</td></tr>
<tr><td width="500"> 1875 <a href="https://nl.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bestand:Willem_Roelofs_-_The_rainbow_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg"> Willem Roelofs / The rainbow </a> </td> <td width="850"> NL Essentialization of the power of a <a href="JohnBeerends/photos/2017janRegenboogVogelZeeland.jpg"> rainbow </a> </td></tr>
<tr><td width="500"> 1885 <a href="JohnBeerends/art1885janVeth_AlbertVerwey.jpg"> Jan Veth / Portret van AlbertVerwey </a> </td> <td width="850"> NL The ultimate portrait</td></tr>
<tr><td width="500"> 1886 <a href="https://artsandculture.google.com/asset/het-breistertje/rQFCmHhrV6cXng?hl=nl&ms=%7B%22x%22%3A0.5%2C%22y%22%3A0.5%2C%22z%22%3A8.955708201812485%2C%22size%22%3A%7B%22width%22%3A3.0257440609727486%2C%22height%22%3A1.2375000000000003%7D%7D"> Bernard Blommers / Het Breistertje </a> </td> <td width="850"> NL Idealization of knitting </td></tr>
<tr><td width="500"> 1890 <a href="JohnBeerends/art1890vincentVanGogh_Amandelbloesem.jpg"> Vincent van Gogh / Amandelbloesem </a> </td> <td width="850"> NL Essentialization of almond blossom </td></tr>


<td width="400"> <b> 20th century (22) </b></td>

<tr><td width="500"> 1906 <a href="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/48/Paula_Moderson-Becker_-_Selbstbildnis_am_6_Hochzeitstag_-_1906.jpeg"> Paula Moderson Becker / Self portrait </a> </td> <td width="850"> DE Essentialization of the intimacy of a wedding anniversary </td></tr>
<tr><td width="500"> 1913 <a href="JohnBeerends/art1913bartVanDerLeck_buiten-met-de-fiets-copyright-kroller-muller-museum.jpg"> Bart Van Der Leck / Buiten met de fiets</a> </td> <td width="850"> NL Essentialization of the Dutch <a href="JohnBeerends/photos/1983juliDia54_VerfrommeldeFietsTegenLantaarnpaalB.jpg"> bicycle </a> </td></tr>
<tr><td width="500"> 1914 <a href="JohnBeerends/art1914mankes_Jonge_witte_geit.jpg">Jan Mankes / Jonge Witte Geit </a> </td> <td width="850"> NL Essentialization of a goat, see <a href="JohnBeerends/photos/2008augFrankrijkEzel.jpg"> photo Essentialization of a donkey </a>   </td></tr>
<tr><td width="500"> 1918 <a href="JohnBeerends/art1918therese_Schwartze_PortretJohannaSchouwe.jpg"> Th&eacuter&egravese Schwartze/ Portrait of Johanna Theadora Van Hoorn Schouwe </a> </td> <td width="850"> NL Essentialization of a class woman </td></tr>
<tr><td width="500"> 1937 <a href="https://img.wikioo.org/ADC/Art-ImgScreen-2.nsf/O/A-8XYU75/$FILE/Rene_magritte-the_therapeutist.Jpg"> Rene Magritte / The Therapeutist</a> </td> <td width="850"> BE Would you cancel a painting from a sadist who tries to make money with forgeries </td></tr>
<tr><td width="500"> 1944 <a href="JohnBeerends/art1944pietMondriaan_VictoryBoogieWoogie.jpg"> Piet Mondriaan  / Victory Boogie Woogie </a> </td> <td width="850"> NL Essentialization of the abstraction, note the tension between the squares and the triangles, the simplest 2d figures in math </td></tr>
<tr><td width="500"> 1948 <a href="JohnBeerends/art1948karel_Appel_Cry_of_freedom.png"> Karel Appel / Cry of Freedom </a> </td> <td width="850"> NL Essentialization of freedom </td></tr>
<tr><td width="500"> 1976 <a href="JohnBeerends/art1976wolfgangMattheuer_KussInKahn.jpg"> Wolfgang Mattheuer / Kuss in Kahn </a> </td> <td width="850"> DE Essentialization of the intimacy of an embracement </td></tr>
<tr><td width="500"> 1977 <a href="JohnBeerends/art1977marinaAbramovicUlay_relationInTime.jpg"> Marina Abramovic and Ulay / Relation In Time  </a> </td> <td width="850"> DE/RS/NL(where the met) Essentialization of the love connection </td></tr>
<tr><td width="500"> 1980 <a href="IngridSikkens/1980ingridSikkens_konijnFredje.jpg"> Ingrid Sikkens / Konijn Fredje </a> </td> <td width="850"> NL Essentialization of a <a href="huisdieren/1983konijnFredje_dia297.jpg"> rabbit </td></tr>

<tr><td width="500"> 1983 <a href="IngridSikkens/1983ingridSikkensGlassContructedObject.jpg"> Ingrid Sikkens / Glass contructed object </a> </td> <td width="850"> NL Essentialization of catching light </td></tr>
<tr><td width="500"> 1984 <a href="IngridSikkens/IngridSikkensKunst33.jpg"> Ingrid Sikkens / Plastic dog </a> </td> <td width="850"> NL Essentialization of a <a href="huisdieren/2012maart19mizarIngeslapen.jpg"> dead dog </td></tr> </a>
<tr><td width="500"> 1985-2010 <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BwrDSPaMMd0"> Lichel van den Ende / Dress </a> </td> <td width="850"> NL Idealization in fashion sometimes plays a questionable role, but it can become Art (number 1) </td></tr>
<tr><td width="500"> 1986 <a href="IngridSikkens/1986ingridSikkens_Dress.mp4"> Ingrid Sikkens / Dress </a> </td> <td width="850"> NL Idealization in fashion sometimes plays a questionable role, but it can become Art (number 2) </td></tr>
<tr><td width="500"> 1986 <a href="IngridSikkens/1986ingridSikkens_FragileBird.mp4"> Ingrid Sikkens / Fragile Bird </a> </td> <td width="850"> NL Essentialization of fragility </td></tr>
<tr><td width="500"> 1988 <a href="IngridSikkens/1988ingridPopAll.jpg"> Ingrid Sikkens / Blauwe Pop </a> </td> <td width="850"> NL Essentialization of attitude </td></tr>
<tr><td width="500"> 1990 <a href="JohnBeerends/art1990siriBeerends_Ballon.jpg"> Siri Beerends / Ballon met vliegende vis </a> </td> <td width="850"> NL Dat kan mijn dochter van 5 ook </td></tr>
<tr><td width="500"> 1990 <a href="IngridSikkens/1990ingridSikkensSiriBeerends_strandZeeZon.jpg"> Ingrid Sikkens en Siri Beerends / Strand zee zon </a> </td> <td width="850"> NL Cooper pair co-operation? </td></tr>
<tr><td width="500"> 1995 <a href="https://arthur.io/art/anselm-kiefer/sternenfall-falling-stars"> Anselm Kiefer / Sternenfall </a> </td> <td width="850"> DE Is this heaven or is this hell ?  </td></tr>
<tr><td width="500"> 1997 <a href="JohnBeerends/art1997derkWessels_bloemenVaas.jpg"> Derk Wessels / /BloemenVaas </a> </td> <td width="850"> NL Essentialization of a flower vase (down syndrome outsider art brut) </td></tr>

<tr><td width="500"> 1998 <a href="JohnBeerends/art1998_2009gerhardRichterOrchidBouquet.jpg"> Gerhard Richter / Orchid1|Bouquet </a> </td> <td width="850"> DE Idealization of an orchid (1998) | Essentia lization of a flower bouquet (2009) </td></tr>
<tr><td width="500"> 1999 <a href="http://francisalys.com/el-ensayo/"> Francis Al&yuml;s / El Ensayo  </a> </td> <td width="850"> BE Sisyphean Essentialization, should be experienced in surround for maximum immersion </td></tr>


<td width="400"> <b> 21th century (9) </b></td>
<tr><td width="500"> 2000ca <a href="JohnBeerends/artCa2000peterKlashorst_blackBeauty.jpg"> Peter Klashorst / Black Beauty </a> </td> <td width="850"> NL Essentialization of black beauty </td></tr>
<tr><td width="500"> 2000 <a href="IngridSikkens/2000ingridSikkensChimneyDecoration.jpg"> Ingrid Sikkens / Chimney decoration </a> </td> <td width="850"> NL Can a decoration be art? </td></tr>
<tr><td width="500"> 2002 <a href="JohnBeerends/art2002peter_Vos_Air_valentin.jpg"> Peter Vos / Air Valentin</a> </td> <td width="850"> NL Essentialization of bird joy, unfortunately drawings have a lower status than paintings </td></tr>
<tr><td width="500"> 2010 <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_b69-SUcs8"> Levi van Veluw / Family / Origin of the Beginning  </a> </td> <td width="850"> NL Essentialization of alienation </td></tr>
<tr><td width="500"> 2012 <a href="JohnBeerends/art2012werkplaatsKindergemeenschap_Klaslokaal05.jpg"> Wikipedia Kleuterschool / Compilatie </a> </td> <td width="850"> NL Dat kan mijn kind ook </td></tr>
<tr><td width="500"> 2018 <a href="JohnBeerends/art2018alineThomassenZonderTitel.jpg"> Aline Thomassen / Untitled </a> </td> <td width="850"> NL Essentialization of the female look on a woman </td></tr>
<tr><td width="500"> 2021 <a href="IngridSikkens2/Ingrid2.htm">Ingrid Sikkens et al./ HET EINDE</a> </td> <td width="850"> NL Essentialization of THE END </td></tr>
<tr><td width="500"> 2023 <a href="JohnBeerends/art2023ronaldZuurmond_vow.jpg"> Ronald Zuurmond / Vertrokken Onbekend Waarheen </a> </td> <td width="850"> NL Essentialization of fleeing refugees </td></tr>
<tr><td width="500"> 2024 <a href="JohnBeerends/art2024sepBirgitOstenDurer_iLoveNurenberg.jpg"> Birgit Osten (Albrecht D&uumlrer) / I love N&uumlrenberg and standards </a> </td> <td width="850"> DE Essentialization of the three way <a href="http://beesikk.nl/PhilosophyTruthFindingCooperPair.htm"> Cooper pair </a> co-operation between <b> <font color="orange">TNO</font>, <font color="blue">OPTICOM</font> and <font color="red">SwissQual</font>, </b> allowing to set a wide perspective <a href="https://aes2.org/publications/elibrary-page/?id=16830" target="_blank">ITU</a> standard on speech quality. Farewell gift from OPTICOM. </td></tr>
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And what about music? It is not clear if TRUTH can be found in this domain, but listening to music will contribute to understanding the world of emotions, as a start listen to my 100 seconds (1 hs) <a href="http://www.beesikk.nl/JohnBeerends/hs_tasteLinkList.htm" target="_blank">tastelinkers </a> or my <a href="http://beesikk.nl/JohnBeerendsHitSingles.htm"> top of the pops selection.</a>