Teaching through fine art and about fine art contributes to the comprehensive development of students, encouraging their psychomotor, affective, and cognitive development. A work of art in Visual culture not only motivates students to solve art problems or tasks, but it also enhances their overall understanding of the world, thereby contributing to their intellectual, moral, and aesthetic development. This work investigates the attitudes of higher grades toward the subject of Visual culture in general and in the social, cultural, and historical context. The work examines the historical evolution of visual art education globally and in Croatia, defining the subject of Visual culture in accordance with the curriculum for teaching Visual culture in elementary schools and Fine art in high schools. In order to study the subject in a social, cultural, and historical context, the focus is placed on goals and outcomes within the domain of Art in Context, which includes the study of the impact of the use of works of art in the classroom and the direct contact of students with works of art in museums and galleries. As part of the work, empirical research was also conducted through a survey of students at an elementary school in Osijek. The results showed that the students like to draw and they like Visual culture classes, that they feel comfortable and relaxed during classes, and that they are satisfied with their works. The students confirmed that they like works of art better when the teacher talks about them and explains them, that they are interested in how the work was created, and that they want to visit galleries and museums with the school. Statistically significant differences in students' attitudes were found for several variables with regard to the grade. Specifically, younger students express slightly more positive attitudes compared to older students. We can conclude that students have a positive attitude toward Visual culture classes and that they like to express themselves artistically and react positively to works of art placed in a social, cultural, and historical context, because in this way they understand the work of art more easily.