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30,000 BCE
Lascaux Cave Paintings (France)
These painting were some of the first cave paintings discovered. These were pound in southwestern France. Most of the paintings here were made in direct contrast with what they saw. They were made out of things they found in the environment that they could paint with. -
16,000 BCE
Hall of bulls
This painting was created on such a large scale what shows its importance. Again it is depiction of something in their environment. The painting was created to show what was going on in the outside world. -
16,000 BCE
Disemboweled bison and bird-headed human figure
This depicts a Bison with its intestines coming out. It is glorifying the hunt and what humans have to do to survive. It is also glorifying the animal and what it means to them in their society. -
2589 BCE
Pyramid of Giza (Old Kingdom Egypt)
This one of the 7 wonders of the world is what we think of we think of Egypt. It had a reference to the sun it took a very long time to build. -
2570 BCE
Khafre (Old kingdom Egypt)
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2500 BCE
The Great Sphinx (Old Kingdom Egypt)
The Sphinx is carved from the bedrock of the Giza plateau, and it appears that the core blocks used to construct the king’s valley temple were quarried from the layers of stone that run along the upper sides of this massive image -
1323 BCE
Tutankhamun’s tomb, innermost coffin,
This Is and Image of Tutankhamun’s tomb. During this period People were buried in this tombs They were decorated with gold and other jewels -
1323 BCE
Death Mask from innermost coffin, Tutankhamun’s tomb
This was the make for the inner most coffin of this tomb. Another porting of the burial where they would create these mask to cover the faces of the dead. -
580 BCE
Marble statue of a kouros (youth) (greek)
This is one of the first marble stages created. The rigid stance with the one leg forward us something that we see in many sculptures. -
540 BCE
Achilles killing the Amazon Queen Penthesilea (greek)
This was a portion of greek pottery. It sympolizizev Achilles and one of his tributes to greek societies. -
490 BCE
The Strangford Apollo (greek)
This is an example of early sculptures that were created. We see that only his body was kept the legs and arms must have fell off. -
432 BCE
Iktinos and Kallikrates, The Parthenon (greek)
Greek art also revived a lot around architecture. The buildings that they were building were very modern for their time. They used different techniques to create the columns and capitals. -
401 BCE
Discus-thrower (greek)
This sculpture is representing motion. The greeks really tried to make their figure look as real as possible This piece is from the olympic games which was a very special event during this time. -
1308
Duccio, The Nativity with the Prophets Isaiah and Ezekia (early medieval)
Mary gave birth to Christ in a stable while the animals watched. In works of art, Joseph, Mary’s husband, often sits off to the side and sleeps. -
1423
Gentile da Fabriano, Adoration of the Magi (Renaissance)
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1432
Jan Van Eyck, Ghent Altarpiece or The Adoration of the Mystic Lamb (Renaissance)
Alter-pieces were very prominent during this time They were created in churches all over the world to present what they believed in. -
1434
Jan Van Eyck, The Arnolfini Portrait (Renaissance)
Jan van Eyck’s Arnolfini Double Portrait (1434) shows a well-to-do couple. The text in the back of the image identifies the date and Jan van Eyck as the artist. There are many meaning that can be taken from this image. -
1447
Fra Angelico, The Annunciation (early medieval)
The angel Gabriel visits Mary to announce to her that she will be the mother of God. At this moment, Jesus Christ miraculously conceived, and God is made flesh and blood. -
1498
Leonardo da Vinci, Last Supper, (High Renaissance)
The subject of the Last Supper is Christ’s final meal with his apostles before Judas identifies Christ to the authorities who arrest him. -
1502
Book of hours of Frederic of Aragon (medieval)
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1505
Giovanni Bellini, San Zaccaria Altarpiece (Renaissance)
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1505
Leonardo da Vinci, Mona Lisa, (High Renaissance)
The Mona Lisa was originally this type of portrait, but over time its meaning has shifted and it has become an icon of the Renaissance—perhaps the most recognized painting in the world. The Mona Lisa is a likely a portrait of the wife of a Florentine merchant. -
1512
Michelangelo, Ceiling of the Sistine Chapel,Michelangelo, Ceiling of the Sistine Chapel,
The narrative begins at the altar and is divided into three sections. In the first three paintings, Michelangelo tells the story of The Creation of the Heavens and Earth; this is followed by The Creation of Adam and Eve and the Expulsion from the Garden of Eden; finally is the story of Noah and the Great Flood -
Roman de la Rose (medieval)
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Caravaggio, The Crowning with Thorns (baroque)
Caravaggio turned to a powerful and dramatic realism, accentuated by bold contrasts of light and dark, and tightly-cropped compositions that enhanced the physical and emotional immediacy of the depicted narrative. -
Gian Lorenzo Bernini; View to Cathedra Petri (Baroque)
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Francisco Goya, The Third of May (Romanticism)
Goya’s painting has been lauded for its brilliant transformation of Christian iconography and its poignant portrayal of man’s inhumanity to man. -
Joseph Nicéphore Niépce, View from the Window at Gras (early photography)
The invention of a light sensitive surface by Frenchman Joseph Nicéphore Niépce that the basic principle of photography was born. -
Eugeme Delacroix, Liberty leading the People (Romanticism)
Romantic artists were concerned with the spectrum and intensity of human emotion. -
Gustave Courbet, The Stonebreakers,(Realism)
This anointing is important because it wants us to see what it is really happening in society The boy and the father a re work hard in the sun to make money to survive. -
Gustave Courbet, Les Demoiselles du bord de la Seinen (realism)
Realism helps depict the change in society from farm life to more city life. -
Jean-François Millet, The Gleaners (Realism)
This picture also depicts the lives of people in society. it is showing the doing manual labor. In the background you can see that there is someone watching them like a boss. -
Claude Monet, Impression Sunrise (impressionism)
These arias used light and color to make you feel like the picture is real. They also used certain strokes t make certain things pop out. -
Claude Monet, Le Boulevard des Capucines ( Romanticism)
People moving from small farms, towns to large cities helped to breakdown traditional culture and values. -
Eadweard Muybridge, The Horse in Motion
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Dog (detail), Mary Cassatt, Little Girl in a Blue Armchair, (impressionism)
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Vincent van Gogh, Self-Portrait (Dedicated to Gauguin), (impressionism)
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Pablo Picasso, Les Demoiselles d'Avignon,
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Le monde au temps des Surrealistes (Surrealism)
This anonymous map might seem unsettling; it emphasizes certain areas while removing others, and changes dramatically the size of landmasses. -
Meret Oppenheim. Object, (Surrealism)
The story behind the creation of Object, an ordinary cup, spoon, and saucer wrapped evocatively in gazelle fur. -
Marcel Jean, Spector of the Gardenia,(Surrealism)
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Postcard of the International Exposition(Picasso)
In 1936, Picasso was asked by the newly elected Spanish Republican government to paint an artwork for the Spanish Pavilion at the 1937 Paris World’s Fair. The official theme of the Exposition was a celebration of modern technology. -
Pablo Picasso, Guernica,
Much of the painting’s emotional power comes from its overwhelming size, approximately eleven feet tall and twenty five feet wide. Guernica is not a painting you observe with spatial detachment; it feels like it wraps around you, immerses you in its larger-than-life figures and action -
Richard Hamilton, Just what is it that makes today’s home so different, so appealing?
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Andy Warhol, Gold Marilyn Monroe,
Andy Warhol’s Gold Marilyn Monroe clearly reflects this inherent irony of Pop. The central image on a gold background evokes a religious tradition of painted icons, transforming the Hollywood starlet into a Byzantine Madonna that reflects our obsession with celebrity. -
Andy Wharol Campbell Soup
The reason he painted soup cans is that he liked soup." He was thought to have focused on them because they composed a daily dietary staple. Others observed that Warhol merely painted things he held close at heart. He enjoyed eating Campbell's soup, had a taste for Coca-Cola, loved money, and admired movie stars
