Schopenhauer contends that works of genius will scarcely be recognised by the creator's contemporaries simply because understanding genius takes significant int

Schopenhauer contends that works of genius will scarcely be recognised by the creator's contemporaries simply because understanding genius takes significant intellect, with which the majority of 'living' humanity is not endowed. But over time enough people will exist who can understand a work to raise it to the stature it deserves. This makes time a good filter (but obviously not the only criterion). I tend to agree with Schopenhauer.