Question: What are the first examples of Fine Art?
Answer:
According to author Mary Anne Staniszewski in her book Creating the Culture of Art, Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa would not have been considered Art in its time (1503-05) as the concept of Art is a recent invention of the past 200 years.
She states that Art is a modern invention; its meaning and value is strengthened in the system of art institutions, art histories, art collections, etc.
So now, since we have the concept of Art and the appropriate systems and institutions to understand something as Art, we do look back in history and consider works like Michelangelo’s creations and prehistoric paintings such as the Lascaux Caves as examples of Fine Art.
