Art History Timeline

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  • Period: 30,000 BCE to 2500 BCE

    The Stone Age

    The Stone Age was a prehistoric time in which people displayed their art on the walls of the caves. They made sculptures using clay, ivory, or bone. They often painted animals
  • Period: 800 BCE to 323 BCE

    Greek Art

    Fresco murals, pottery, hellenistic period
  • Period: 535 BCE to 535 BCE

    Greek Style

    Black figure style was created and would soon be followed by red figure style.
  • Period: 447 BCE to 432 BCE

    Parthenon

    Parthenon construction began in 447 and ended in 432.
  • Period: 323 BCE to 330 BCE

    Hellenistic period

    Alexander the Great died 323. Hellenistic period beginning in 323 nd ended in 330.
  • Period: 300 BCE to 400 BCE

    Roman Art

    Roman Art was heavily influenced by Hellenistic art.
  • Period: 200 to 320

    Christian Art

    Early christian art becomes popular and easy christian sculpture.
  • Period: 395 to 395

    St. Peter's Basilica

    St. Peter's Basilica was finished in Rome.
  • Period: 410 to 450

    Roman Empire Splits

    The Roman Empire splits in the east and west due to the invading people.
  • Period: 500 to 1200

    Medieval Art

    Panel painting, Icon painting, an mosaics became prevalent.
  • Period: 550 to 800

    Manuscripts

    Illuminated manuscripts were created.
  • Period: 700 to 900

    Ceramics

    Ceramics came about in China during the Tang Dynasty.
  • Period: 1017 to 1029

    Romanesque Art

    The Medieval manuscript illumination began.
  • Period: 1150 to 1450

    Gothic Art

    Gothic art and Gothic architecture was prevalent during this time. Gothic cathedrals were instituted with pointed arches, flying buttresses, stained glass windows, and illuminated texts.
  • Period: 1387 to 1387

    Black Death

    Black Death plague kills 1/3 of the European population. Medici family bank was founded in Florence.
  • Period: 1400 to 1530

    Italian Renaissance

    Florence, Rome, and Venice were the main areas of the Italian Renaissance. It was the first expression of classicism in art.
  • Period: 1400 to 1550

    Northern Renaissance

    The Renaissance development was largely affected by differences between Italy and Northern Europe.
  • Period: 1432 to 1444

    Jan Eyck

    Jan Eyck becomes a popular artist during this time. Her paintings "The Ghent Altarpiece" and "The Arnolfini Wedding" were amongst her most famous paintings.
  • Period: 1450 to 1450

    Printing Press

    The invention of the printing press by Johann Gutenberg that included oil-based ink, metal components, punch-stamp molds, and a metal alloy to form the type.
  • Period: 1490 to 1530

    Italian High Renaissance

    The first painting of the Italian High Renaissance was "The Last Supper" by Leonardo da Vinci.
  • Period: 1508 to 1512

    Michelangelo

    Michelangelo created Sistine Chapel frescoes from Genesis.
  • Period: 1509 to 1513

    Raphael

    Raphael paints for papal apartments.
  • Period: 1517 to 1517

    The Reformation

    Martin Luther begins the Protestant Reformation by nailing his 95 theses the the church door.
  • Period: 1545 to 1545

    Council of Trent

    The church launches a Counter-Reformation.
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    Baroque Art

    Baroque art was known for its grandeur and colorful paintings. Artists like Carvaggio and Van Eyck were among the many Baroque artists.
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    Rococò Art

    Rococo art was light and whimsical that represented the royalty of the French kings.
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    Neoclassicism

    Neoclassicism was a reaction against the French court that allowed for calmness and peace throughout nobility.
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    Romanticism

    Romanticism was an art for that encouraged ideas of the French Revolution.
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    Photography

    Louis Daguerre takes the first photograph.
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    Realism

    Realism was a movement of art and literature. The ideals of Realism were to uncover the truths of the Industrial Age.
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    French Impressionism

    This era focused on the portrayal of outside lighting.
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    Post-Impressionism

    Post- Impressionism was an era in which skyscrapers were introduced to 19th century architecture.
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    Pablo Picasso

    Pablo Picasso's career was separated into the Blue period, Rose period, and African period.
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    World War 1

    World War 1 allowed for the prevention of many artistic ideas. This lead to many avant-garde movements.
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    Surrealism

    Surrealism began to emerge. This idea focused on merging the conscious and the unconscious to create a super reality.
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    Abstract Expressionism

    Abstract Expressionism was a type of Neo-Expressionism that focused on the isolation of man.
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    Pop Art

    Pop art was used to show contemporary iconic images in an anti-art approach. Pop art artist include Andy Warhol and Jasper Johns.
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    Photorealism

    Photorealism is a kind of photo-like realism. It's also known as super realism.
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    Modernism

    Modernism organized the supremacy of a certain style if reality. It was normally different than the main academic tradition.
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    Digital Art

    The growth of digital art began with the expansion of computer art.
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    Picasso

    Picasso becomes the most valuable 20th century painter.