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Defining movements in Western Art history

By manogna18
  • 30,000 BCE

    Stone Age

    Stone Age
    This period is defined by: cave painting, fertility goddesses, megalithic structures like Stonehenge.
  • 850 BCE

    Greek and Hellenistic

    Greek and Hellenistic
    Greek idealism defined by: balance, perfect proportions; architectural
    orders(Doric, Ionic, Corinthian)
  • 500

    Middle Ages

    Middle Ages
    Defining art forms: Celtic art, Carolingian Renaissance, Romanesque, Gothic
  • 1400

    Early and High Renaissance

    This period marks the rebirth of classical culture. Botticelli, Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo belong to this period. Gutenberg invents the printing press.

  • Postmodernism and Deconstructivism

    Postmodernism and Deconstructivism
    Art without a center and reworking and mixing past styles.