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

Or we Could define art as a manifestation of human creativity.

On the other hand, some artists have tried to define it, as Dino Formaggio, who said Art is whatever the man called art , !ombrich, with the famous "uotes there is no really such thing as art there are only artist or has become clear that nothing in art is evident , said by Adorno. #o we can ma$e%do list of principal arts, that are architecture, sculpture, painting, Then, we add to the list other arts li$e dance, poetry, literature, films, comics, etc&

Arquitectura
the process and the product of planning, designing, andconstructing buildings and other physical structures. are often perceived as cultural symbols and as wor$s of art

The architecture is composed of interrelated formal elements which lead to the various styles or artistic movements So it is different in every place and time must satisfy the three principles of firmitas, utilitas, venustas. so it should be suitable for the
purposes for which is it used but at the same time, it must be beauty and Durable There are two kinds of buildings, civil and religious in a building, we need to consider several factors, such as floor plant, as a Latin cross or a Greek cross and basilical , color, light, volume, proportion and harmony also find the technical elements, which are the building materials such as stone, marble, brick opus latericium or concrete, opus cementicium, or ornamental materials, like ceramic or plaster supporting elements the wall, column, circular, pillars, polygonal, the lintel, that have ornamental and sctructural uses, and the last one, the arches, there are more than thirty types of arches, here we see eight of them. The arc is composed of different elements also within the technical elements, we find covers or supported elements such as wooden gabled roofvaults, arched roofs !groin, fan, barrel and rib"and the dome, hemispherical vaults, that cover s#uare spaces using pieces called s#uinches and pendentives

$ictures $arthenon, a greek temple considered the most important surviving building of 'lassical !reece, generally considered the culmination of the development of the Doric order. The Colosseum or Coliseum, also $nown as the Flavian Amphitheatre the largest amphitheatre of the (oman )mpire and is considered one of the greatest wor$s of (oman architecturewas used for gladiator fights and for all events or shows, called munera, which were always sponsored by private individuals, as they were also demonstrations of power and family prestige. * would li$e to mention that there too$ place the nauma"uias, naval battles, and venationes, animal hunts The Aqueduct of Segovia and The Roman Theatre of Mrida

The MosqueCathedral of Crdo a! is a medieval *slamic mos"ue that was converted into a 'atholic 'hristian cathedralone of the most representative works of Spanish Islamic

Art, along with the Alham ra

The Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela is a (omanes"ue building and has historically been a place of pilgramage on the +ay of #t. ,ames, since the )arly -iddle Ages. The "ia##a dei Miracoli or "ia##a del $uomo set the model for the distinctive .isan (omanes"ue style of architecture. $nown as %otre&$ame Cathedral! it is widely considered to be one of the finest examples of French !othic architecture Santa Mar'a de (en Cathedral, also called The %ouse of Light or the $ulchra Leonina

preserves one of the largest collections of medieval stained glass in the world! In the "enaissance, we find the #uattrocento, the early (enaissance, in which highlight $ilippo %runelleschi &The )asilica di Santa Maria del Fiore, The )asilica di San (oren#o! The *spedale degli +nnocenti! "a##i Chapel, and 'eon %attista Al erti &%asilica of Santa (aria )ovella, "ala##o Rucella,
During the %igh &enaissance or 'uinccento, the most representative architect is Donato /ramante* #an .ietro in -ontorio, santa maria della pace, St- "eter.s )asilica, The best $nown architect associated with the -annerist style was -ichelangelo &"ala##o Farnese and "orta "ia and the staircase of (aurentian (i rary0 mannerism means the end of the (enaissance and /aro"ue arrival, when was The .alace of 1ersailles and #anta -aria della #alute *n sculpture ta$es into account such aspects as proportion, sense of movement, polychrome and techni"ues used, li$e casting in or wood carving The sculpture has also varied over the centuries, as seen in these images2 1enus of +illendorf, The 3efertiti /ust, A $ouros, The statue of 4aoco5n and 6is #ons and !iambologna

simply I will show you my favorite works, which include The Arnolfini +ortrait, The ,escent from the Cross y the $lemish artist "ogier van der -eyden, .(adonna and child. y $ilippo 'ippi Spring Also known as Allegory of Spring y %otticelli and finally my favorite painting, The /arden of 0arthly ,elights, y 0l /reco!