  He writes that the evaluation of art “is not left to reason. It must submit to the judgement that sentiment pronounces. Sentiment is the competent judge of this issue.” He goes on to compare the evaluation of an artwork to making a judgement about a ragout. Reason is of no use here. Rather, “We taste the ragout and…we know that it is good. It is the same with works of wit and pictures made to please us by touching us” (1.22).