history of art includes aesthetics
the history of art is the history of any activity or product made by humans in a visual form for aesthetical or communicative purposes  expressing ideas  emotions or  in general  a worldview
aesthetics lrb lsb stks rsb or lsb i  stks rsb also spelled sthetics and esthetics also known in greek as   or  aisthtik  rrb is a branch of philosophy that explores the nature of art  beauty  and taste  with the creation and appreciation of beauty