A painting in our local museum has just been shown, by using X-rays, to be recent and thus not the work of an old master as previously thought This has caused its value to drop from millions to almost nothing. Yet no art experts were able to deted that it was not the real thing'. This means that the value of a painting is determined by who painted it rather than any intrinsic artistic merit. Which of the following, if true, would most strengthen the above argument?
A.
The works of some forgers of art now sell forvery large amounts of money.
B.
Many old masters changed their style during their career.
C.
In controlled tests, art experts have been shown to be very good at identifying the painters ofworks they have not seen before.
D.
Until its true origin was discovered, the painting in our museum was widely regarded as a masterpiece.