. What is a commission? How does it differ from patronage?
2. What are the decorative arts? What is an example of a decorative art?
3. What are two art-related careers? What skills would each need?
4. What are two forms of visual arts? Describe each.
5. What is art? Create a definition of art in your own words.
Critical Thinking Questions
1. Why do we study art? What benefits can we gain from studying art?
2. Does art have to be beautiful? Why or why not?
3. The unit has an image of The Cross of Lothair. Describe what categories or types of art this piece fits into. Why do you think this piece was created?
4. What are three reasons art is created? Discuss each reason.
la Historia del Arte, el tiempo y el esfuerzo que he invertido ... nos a partir del siglo III a.C., se desarrolla la cultura clásica, llamada así por ... los palacios y, dentro de éstos, en sus artes figurativas .
