WORDS WE
SHOULD LEARN

COMMISSION

To be given an order to perform a specific task

HUMANISM

The idea that gives high importance to a human’s achievements, values, and potential

REALISM

Creating works of art that make people or objects appear exactly how they are

PATRON

A person who supports someone in the arts by providing them with money or things the artist needs to live

APPRENTICE

Someone who works under somebody else to learn a specific skill or trade

PORTRAIT

A painting, drawing, sculpture, or other recreation of a person

MERCANTILE

A business that deals with the trading of goods or products for purchase

NOBILITY

The ruling class in society. Someone could become part of the nobility through birth, marriage, or with the permission of the monarch.

CITY-STATE

A system where a city was the political and cultural capital of the surrounding area