AP Art History

Global Prehistory

25,000 BCE

Apollo 11 Stones
Namibia
c. 25,500 - 25,300 B.C.E.
Charcoal on stone

Global Prehistory

24,000 BCE

Venus of Willendorf
c.24,000 - 22,000 B.C.E
Limestone

Global Prehistory

15,000 BCE

Great Hall of the Bulls Cave paintings
Lascaux, France. 15,000-13,000 B.C.E. Rock painting

Global Prehistory

6000 BCE

Running Horned Woman
Tassili n’Ajjer, Algeria
6000 - 4000 B.C.E
Pigment on rock

Global Prehistory

4200 BCE

Beaker with ibex motif
Susa, Iran
4200--3500 B.C.E.
Painted terra-cotta

Global Prehistory

4000 BCE

Anthropomorphic stele
Arabian Peninsula
4th millennium B.C.E
Sandstone

Ancient Near Eastern Art

3500 BCE

White Temple and its ziggurat
Uruk (modern Warka, Iraq)
Sumerian
c.3500-3000 B.C.E.
Mud brick

Global Prehistory

3300 BCE

Jade Cong
Liangzhu, China, 3300-2200 B.C.E., Carved jade

Ancient Egypt

3000 BCE

Palette of Narmer
Predynastic Egypt
c.3000-2920 B.C.E.
Greywacke

Ancient Near Eastern Art

2700 BCE

Statues of votive figures
From the Square Temple at Eshnunna (modern Tell Asmar, Iraq)
Sumerian
c.2700 B.C.E.
Gypsum inlaid with shell and black limestone

Ancient Egypt

2620 BCE

Seated scribe
Old Kingdom, Fourth Dynasty
c.2620-2500 B.C.E.
Painted limestone

Ancient Near Eastern Art

2600 BCE

Standard of Ur from the Royal Tombs at Ur
Modern Tell el-Muqayyar, Iraq
Sumerian
c.2600-2400 B.C.E.
Wood inlaid with shell, lapis lazuli, and red limestone

Ancient Egypt

2550 BCE

Great Pyramids and the Great Sphinx
Giza, Egypt
Old Kingdom, Fourth Dynasty
c.2550-2490 B.C.E.
Cut limestone

Global Prehistory

2500 BCE

Stonehenge
Wiltshire, UK
Neolithic Europe
c.2500-1600 B.C.E
Sandstone

Ancient Egypt

2490 BCE

King Menkaura and queen
Old Kingdom, Fourth Dynasty
c.2490-2472 B.C.E.
Greywacke

Islamic Art

1906 BCE

Great Mosque of Djenné, Mali, Founded 1200 CE, rebuilt 1906

Islamic Art

1900 BCE

Folio from a Qur’an
Arab, North Africa or Near East
Abbasid. c. eighth to ninth century C.E.
Ink, color, and gold on parchment

Ancient Near Eastern Art

1792 BCE

The Code of Hammurabi
Babylon (Modern Iran)
Susian
c.1792-1750 B.C.E.
Basalt

Islamic Art

1632 BCE

Taj Mahal
Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India
Masons, marble workers, mosaicists, and decorators working under the supervision of Ustad Ahmad Lahori, architect of the emperor. 1632-1653 C.E.
Stone masonry and marble with inlay of precious and semiprecious stones; gardens

Islamic Art

1620 BCE

Jahangir Preferring a Sufi Shaikh to Kings
Bichitr
c. 1620 C.E.
Watercolor, gold, and ink on paper

Islamic Art

1568 BCE

Mosque of Selim II, Edirne, Turkey, 1568 CE

Islamic Art

1568 BCE

Mosque of Selim II
Edirne, Turkey
Sinan (architect)
1568-1575 C.E.
Brick and stone

Ancient Egypt

1550 BCE

Temple of Amun-Re and Hypostyle Hall
New Kingdom, 18th & 19th Dynasties
Karnak, near Luxor, Egypt
Temple: c.1550 B.C.E.
Hall: c.1250 B.C.E.
Cut sandstone and mud brick

Islamic Art

1550 BCE

Süleymaniye Mosque, Istanbul, 1550-1558, architect Sinan

Islamic Art

1539 BCE

The Ardabil Carpet
Maqsud of Kashan
1539-1540 C.E.
Silk and wool

Islamic Art

1522 BCE

The Court of Gayumars, folio from Shah Tahmasp’s Shahnama
Sultan Muhammad
c. 1522-1525 C.E.
Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper

Global Prehistory

1500 BCE

Ambum Stone
Enga Province, Papua New Guinea
1500 B.C.E
Greywacke

Anceint Egypt

1473 BCE

Mortuary temple of Hatshepsut
And kneeling sculpture
New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty
Near Luxor, Egypt
c.1473-1458 B.C.E.
Sandstone, partially covered into a rock cliff, and red granite

Ancient egypt

1473 BCE

Hatshepsut kneeling sculpture
New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty
Near Luxor, Egypt
c.1473-1458 B.C.E.
Sandstone, partially covered into a rock cliff, and red granite

Global Prehistory

1400 BCE

Camelid sacrum
Tequixquiac, Mexico, 14,000–7000 B.C.E., Bone

Islamic Art

1400 BCE

Great Mosque, Isfahan, Iran, 700 CE, additions and renovations 14th, 18th, 20th centuries

Islamic Art

1354 BCE

Alhambra
Granada, Spain. Nasrid Dynasty
1354-1391 C.E.
Whitewashed adobe stucco, wood, tile, paint, and gilding

Ancient Egypt

1353 BCE

Akhenaton, Nefertiti, and three daughters
New Kingdom (Amarna), 18th Dynasty
c.1353-1335 B.C.E.
Limestone

Islamic Art

1330 BCE

Bahram Gur Fights the Karg, folio from the Great Il-Khanid Shahnama
Islamic
Persian, Il-Khanid
c. 1330-1340 C.E.
Ink and opaque watercolor, gold, and silver on paper

Ancient Egypt

1323 BCE

Tutankhamun’s tomb, innermost coffin
New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty
c.1323 B.C.E.
Gold with inlay of enamel and semiprecious stones

Islamic Art

1320 BCE

Basin (Baptistère de St. Louis)
Muhammad ibn al-Zain
c. 1320-1340 C.E.

Ancient Egypt

1275 BCE

Last judgment of Hu-Nefer, from his tomb
New Kingdom, 19th Dynasty
c.1275 B.C.E.
Painted papyrus scroll

Global Prehistory

1200 BCE

Tlatilco female figurine
Central Mexico
1200 - 900 B.C.E
Ceramic

Hindu Art

1100 BCE

Shiva as Lord of Dance (Nataraja)
Hindu
India (Tamil Nadu)
Chola Dynasty
c. 11th century C.E.
Cast bronze

Global Prehistory

1000 BCE

Terra cotta fragment
Solomon Islands, Reef Islands
1000 B.C.E
Terra cotta

Islamic Art

968 BCE

Pyxis of al-Mughira
Umayyad
c. 968 C.E.
Ivory

Hindu Art

930 BCE

Lakshmana Temple
Khajuraho, India. Hindu, Chandella Dynasty
c. 930-950 C.E. Sandstone

Hindu Art

800 BCE

Angkor, the temple of Angkor Wat, and the city of Angkor Thom, Cambodia
Hindu, Angkor Dynasty
c. 800-1400 C.E. Stone masonry, sandstone

Hindu Art

800 BCE

Churning of the Ocean of Milk
Angkor Wat
Hindu, Angkor Dynasty
c. 800-1400 C.E.
Sandstone

Hindu Art

800 BCE

Jayavarman VII as Buddha
Angkor Thom
Hindu, Angkor Dynasty
c. 800-1400 C.E. Stone masonry, sandstone

Islamic Art

785 BCE

Great Mosque, Córdoba, Umayyad Spain, 785 CE

Buddhist Art

750 BCE

Borobudur Temple
Central Java, Indonesia
Sailendra Dynasty
c. 750-842 C.E.
Volcanic-stone masonry

Ancient Near Eastern Art

720 BCE

Lamassu from the citadel of Sargon II
Dur Sharrukin (modern Khorsabad, Iraq)
Neo-Assyrian c.720-705 B.C.E.
Alabaster

Islamic Art

691 BCE

Dome of the Rock
Jerusalem. Islamic. Umayyad.
691-692 C.E., with multiple renovations
Stone masonry and wooden roof decorated with glazed ceramic tile, mosaics, and gilt aluminum and bronze dome.

Budhhist Art

641 BCE

Jowo Rinpoche, enshrined in the Jokhang Temple
Lhasa, Tibet. Yarlung Dynasty.
Believed to have been brought to Tibet in 641 C.E.
Gilt metals with semiprecious stones, pearls, and paint; various offerings

Islamic Art

631 BCE

The Kaaba
Mecca, Saudi Arabia. Islamic. Pre-Islamic monument
Rededicated by Muhammad in 631-632 C.E. Multiple renovations
Granite masonry, covered with silk curtain and calligraphy in gold and silver-wrapped thread

Ancient Greece

530 BCE

Peplos Kore from the Acropolis
Archaic Greek
c.530 B.C.E.
Marble, painted details

Ancient Greece

530 BCE

Anavysos Kouros
Archaic Greek
c.530 B.C.E.
Marble with remnants of paint

Ancient Near Eastern Art

520 BCE

Audience Hall (apadana) of Darius and Xerxes
Persepolis, Iran
Persian
c.520-465 B.C.E.
Limestone

Etruscan Art

520 BCE

Sarcophagus of the Spouses
Etruscan. c.520 B.C.E.
Terracotta

Etruscan Art

510 BCE

Temple of Minerva (Veii, near Rome, Italy)
Etruscan. c.510-500 B.C.E.
Original temple of wood, mud brick, or tufa (volcanic rock)

Etruscan Art

510 BCE

Sculpture of Apollo, Veii
Master sculptor Vulca
Etruscan. c.510-500 B.C.E.
Terracotta

Ancient Greece

500 BCE

Helios, horses, and Dionysus (Heracles?)
East Pediment Sculpture, Parthenon (Phidias?)
5th Century B.C.E.
Marble

Anceint Greece

500 BCE

Plaque of the Ergastines
Parthenon (Phidias)
5th Century B.C.E.
Marble

Buddhist Art

493 BCE

Longmen caves
Luoyang, China. Tang Dynasty.
493-1127 C.E.
Limestone

Etruscan Art

480 BCE

Tomb of the Triclinium
Tarquinia, Italy. Etruscan.
c.480-470 B.C.E. Tufa and fresco

Anceint Greece

460 BCE

Niobides Krater
Anonymous vase painter of Classical Greece known as the Niobid Painter.
c.460-450 B.C.E.

Ancient greece

450 BCE

Doryphoros (Spear bearer)
Polykleitos
Original 450-440 B.C.E.
Roman copy (marble) of the Greek original (bronze)

Ancient Greece

447 BCE

Parthenon
Iktinos and Kallikrates
c.447-410 B.C.E.
Marble

Ancient greece

445 BCE

Acropolis
Iktinos and Kallikrates
c.447-410 B.C.E.
Marble

Ancient Greece

427 BCE

Temple of Athena Nike. Kallikrates. c.427-424 B.C.E. Marble

Ancient Greece

427 BCE

Victory (Nike) adjusting her sandal
Temple of Athena Nike (Acropolis)
c.427-424 B.C.E.
Marble

Anceint Greece

410 BCE

Grave Stele of Hegeso
Attributed to Kallimachos
c.410 B.C.E.
Marble and paint

Buddhist Art

400 BCE

Buddha
Bamiyan, Afghanistan
Gandharan
c. 400-800 C.E.
(destroyed in 2001)
Cut rock with plaster and polychrome paint

Buddhist Art

300 BCE

Great Stupa at Sanchi
Madhya Pradesh, India
Buddhist; Maurya, late Sunga Dynasty
c. 300 B.C.E.-100 C.E. Stone masonry, sandstone on dome

Roman Art & Architecture

250 BCE

Ludovisi Battle Sarcophagus
Late Imperial Roman. c.250 C.E.
Marble.

Roman Art & Architecture

200 BCE

House of the Vettii
Pompeii, Italy
Imperial Roman
c. 2nd Century B.C.E.
Cut stone and fresco

Ancient Greece

190 BCE

Winged Victory of Samothrace
Hellenistic Greek
c.190 B.C.E.
Marble

Anceint Greece

175 BCE

Great Altar of Zeus and Athena at Pergamon
Asia Minor (present-day Turkey). Hellenistic Greek.
c.175 B.C.E.
Marble

Ancient Greece

175 BCE

Frieze of Athena from the Great Altar of Zeus and Athena at Pergamon
Asia Minor (present-day Turkey). Hellenistic Greek.
c.175 B.C.E.
Marble

Roman Art & Architecture

118 BCE

Pantheon
Imperial Roman. 118-125 C.E.
Concrete with stone facing.

Roman Art & Architecture

113 BCE

Column of Trajan
Completed 113 C.E.
Marble

Roman Art & Architeture

106 BCE

Forum of Trajan
Rome, Italy. Apollodorus of Damascus. Forum and markets.
c.106-112 C.E.
Brick and concrete.

Ancient Greece

100 BCE

Seated Boxer
Hellenistic Greek
C.100 B.C.E.
Bronze

Roman Art & Architecture

100 BCE

Alexander mosaic from the House of Faun, Pompeii
Republican Roman c.100 B.C.E.
Mosaic

Roman Art & Architecture

100 BCE

Augustus of Prima Porta
Imperial Roman
Early 1st Century C.E.
Marble

Roman Art & Architecture

75 BCE

Head of a Roman patrician
Republican Roman
c.75-50 B.C.E.
Marble

Roman Art & Architecture

70 BCE

Colosseum (Flavian Amphitheater)
Rome, Italy. Imperial Roman.
70-80 C.E.Stone and concrete.