connoisseurship

noun

con·​nois·​seur·​ship ˌkä-nə-ˈsər-ˌship also -ˈsu̇r- 

plural -s

: expertness in a matter of taste or discrimination : knowledgeability especially in aesthetic or recondite matters

none of that pedantic affectation of connoisseurship which makes a premature fuss over trifles

—Irvin Stock

esthetic connoisseurship has generally displaced a creative conception of art

—Walter Gropius

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