What is the best way to full understand a genre of art?

a) Critique to pieces of art from one genre

b) evaluate it based on criteria on another genre of art

c) Research it's history, Development, and characteristic style

d) study art from the same period

To fully understand art, you must study it from history and your time period. Also you have to try and learn and be able to take critiques. You must also be able to critique yourself. You have to study Picaso, and every other artist.

C. Research its history, development and characteristic style

To fully understand a genre of art, it is best to read about its history, development and characteristic style. In short, research about it. It is the best way since it gives an overview of what the genre is really all about. As opposed to studying the art from the same period, although it has some advantages it does not always guarantee that the same period has the same genre of art. Multiple genres could have come out during the period.