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35,000 BCE
Cave art
The period in the Paleolithic Era, where modern humans emerged and the practice of art began, around 35,000 years ago -
24,000 BCE
Portable Art
Venus of Willendorf. The evidence of "portable art" which is the early signs of sculptures that these prehistoric beings created -
1000 BCE
Greek Art
1000-300 BCE Period after the Egyptians which became a basis for future generations of art to come. -
750 BCE
Greek Pottery
Mainly made during the Archaic period where pottery became more of an art statement. -
580 BCE
Archaic Period
Development of the human body in sculpture, inspired by the later Egyptian art. These sculptures were made to show the perfection that the human body should be. -
460 BCE
Classical Period
After the Archaic period, the anatomy of the human body (especially males), became a large focus in the classical period. -
300 BCE
Greek Classical Order Pillars
The Doric, Ionic and the Corinthian -
300 BCE
Roman Art
300-400 BCE Heavily inspired by greek art and architecture -
395
St. Peter's Basilica
Complete in Vatican City, Rome. Was a symbol of how Roman Architecture influenced the Catholic Church -
450
Medieval Art
450-1450 AD It was the turning point of a new style of Art involving religious standards since Christianity stopped being banned at the start of the 400's -
1140
Gothic Art
(1140-1500 AD) Exclusively religions Art in the expression of architecture (gothic Cathedrals) -
1400
The Renaissance
(1400-1530 AD) A turning point for art; Expressed the importance of humanism and developing new artistic mediums and styles -
1400
Early Renaissance Art
(1400-1490 AD) Famous artists including Masaccio and Donatello. This marked the new style developments in art and sculptures. -
1410
Oil Paint
A revolutionary new way of painting using oils instead of tempera. Increased lifespan of paintings and vivid colors. Started with Jan Van Eyck -
1490
High Renaissance Art
(1490-1530 AD) The period of Raphael and Michelangelo. The famous paintings of the Sistine Chapel were accomplished during this period. -
1490
Woodcut Art
Style of art in which the artwork is cut into wood, then inked and pressed down on paper to reveal the finished piece. -
1495
The Last Supper
The first masterpiece created in the High Renaissance Era, painted by Leonardo Di Vinci -
1501
The Statue of David
Created by Michelangelo, marking the highpoint of Italian Renaissance sculpture -
1503
The Mona Lisa
Painted by Leonardo DiVinci, one of the most questioned and analyzed paintings in the world. -
1508
The Genesis Chapter
The first step completed in the Sistine Chapel ceiling, painted by Michelangelo -
1534
The Last Judgement
The final piece commissioned for Michelangelo to finish in the Sistine Chapel. -
Baroque Art
(1600-1700) Art that was very dramatic and exaggerated in style to express drama and tension -
Rococo Art
A very whimsical approach to art that broke up the intensity of the Baroque Era -
Neoclassical Art
Inspired by the Greek and Roman art, Neoclassicism looked down upon the prettiness of the Rococo era, and wanted to bring back the history of art in the beginning times of Greece -
The Hermitage Museum of St Petersburg
Commissioned by Catherine the Great to be one of the greatest art galleries in the world, consisting of 3 million works of art. -
The Royal Academy
A teaching school of a wide range of art for young artists. -
The Louvre
One of the greatest art museums in France, housing the Mona Lisa and many other famous works of art. -
Romanticism
Emphasis of emotions and intellect from the painter to his/her audience. -
The First Photo: The Heliograph
The beginning of photography, Joseph Nicephore Niepce produced on a pewter plate after an exposure time of eight hours -
Daguerreotype
Created by Louis Daguerre, Niepce's collaborator. Using a method of sensitizing a polished copper plate coated with silver, with iodine vapour, expose it in the camera, develop it with mercury vapour, and fix the resulting image with a common salt solution. -
Victorian Art
From landscape painting to portraits, this era incorporated very royal subjects of the time of Queen Victoria -
Realism
(1850-present) A new type of art form that focused on the everyday worker and the environment people live to impact the audience. -
French Impressionism
A highpoint of French painting. A style of art that sought to capture fleeting moments.These artists specialized in landscapes and genre scenes such as ballet. -
Naturalism
Simular to realism, is a true-to-life style which involves the representation or depiction of nature (including people) with the least possible distortion or interpretation -
The Eiffel Tower
Built in Paris to commemorate the centenary of the French Revolution, built by Gustave Eiffel -
Post-Impressionalism
A new era, during which artists sought to progress beyond the narrow imitative style of Impressionism. -
Modern Abstract Art
"Non-objective art". It is a detachment from reality. -
Cubism
Invented by Pablo Picasso, it is a radical redefining of nature and scope of fine art and creating new representations of reality. -
Surrealism
Subconscious creativity and dreamlike realities played a major role in accomplishing this style.
