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The definition of art is a universal question that man has constantly been trying to answer throughout the past twentieth century. The term “art” is considered a relatively modern term. (Witcombe, 1) Most objects that we regard as art today were not considered art when they were being produced. For example, medieval manuscripts or painted Greek pottery, were made in times when people had no concept of what “art” was. (Witcombe, 2) These objects were appreciated, but not as we understand them today. (Witcombe, 2) Thus, humans recognized art differently throughout the centuries. The idea of an object being a “work of art” was not considered until the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries in Italy. (Witcombe, 4) First used during the Renaissance, the word “art” was a collective term for sculpture, painting, and architecture. (Witcombe, 5) The word was thought up by the artist and biographer, Giorgio Vasari in the sixteenth century. (Witcombe, 5) Actually, during the Middle Ages and Ancient World, the word “art” today translates to any activity governed by rules.(Witcombe, 7) Therefore, it can be seen that painting and sculpture were included among a number of human activities, such as shoemaking a