Apollo11

AP Art History - Prehistoric, Roman Art

  • 25,500 BCE

    Apollo 11 Stones

    Apollo 11 Stones
    Namibia
    25,500 - 25,300
    Charcoal on Stone
  • 14,000 BCE

    Camelid Sacrum

    Camelid Sacrum
    Tequixquiac, Mexico
    14,000–7000 B.C.E.
    Bone
  • 3500 BCE

    White Temple and its ziggurat

    White Temple and its ziggurat
    Uruk (modern Warka, Iraq)
    Sumerian
    c.3500-3000 B.C.E.
    Mud brick
  • 3300 BCE

    Jade Cong

    Jade Cong
    Liangzhu, China
    3300-2200 B.C.E
    Carved jade
  • 3000 BCE

    Palette of Narmer Predynastic Egypt

    Palette of Narmer Predynastic Egypt
    Predynastic Egypt
    c.3000-2920 B.C.E.
    Greywacke
  • 2620 BCE

    Seated Scribe

    Seated Scribe
    Old Kingdom, Fourth Dynasty
    c.2620-2500 B.C.E.
    Painted limestone
  • 2600 BCE

    Standard of Ur From the Royal Tombs at Ur

    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
  • 2500 BCE

    Stone Henge

    Stone Henge
    Wiltshire, UK
    Neolithic Europe
    c.2500-1600 B.C.E
    Sandstone
  • 1473 BCE

    Mortuary temple of Hatshepsut And kneeling sculpture

    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
  • 1353 BCE

    Akhenaton, Nefertiti, and three daughters

    Akhenaton, Nefertiti, and three daughters
    New Kingdom (Amarna), 18th Dynasty
    c.1353-1335 B.C.E.
    Limestone
  • 1000 BCE

    Terracotta Fragment

    Terracotta Fragment
    Solomon Islands, Reef Islands
    1000 B.C.E
    Terra cotta
  • 530 BCE

    Peplos Kore from the Acropolis

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

    Audience Hall (Apadana) of Darius and Xerxes Persepolis

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

    Temple of Minerva

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

    Tomb of the Triclinium

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

    Parthenon

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

    Acropolis

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

    Victory (Nike) adjusting her sandal

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

    House of the Vettii

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

    Great Stupa at Sanchi

    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
  • 180 BCE

    Funeral banner of Lady Dai (Xin Zhui)

    Funeral banner of Lady Dai (Xin Zhui)
    Han Dynasty, China
    c. 180 B.C.E.
    Painted silk
  • 175 BCE

    Great Altar of Zeus and Athena at Pergamon Asia Minor (present-day Turkey)

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

    Head of a Roman patrician

    Head of a Roman patrician
    Republican Roman
    c.75-50 B.C.E.
    Marble
  • 100

    Petra, Jordan: Treasury and Great Temple

    Petra, Jordan: Treasury and Great Temple
    Nabataean Ptolemaic and Roman
    c. 400 B.C.E - 100 C.E.
    Cut rock
  • 106

    Forum of Trajan Rome

    Forum of Trajan Rome
    Rome, Italy.

    Apollodorus of Damascus.
    Forum and markets.
    c.106-112 C.E.
    Brick and concrete.
  • 118

    Pantheon

    Pantheon
    Imperial Roman. 118-125 C.E.
    Concrete with stone facing.
  • 150

    Athenian Agora

    Athenian Agora
    Archaic through Hellenistic Greek
    600 B.C.E. - 150 C.E.
    Plan
  • 400

    Gold and jade crown

    Gold and jade crown
    Three Kingdoms Period
    Silla Kingdom, Korea
    Fifth to sixth century C.E.
    Metalwork
  • 493

    Longmen caves

    Longmen caves
    Luoyang, China. Tang Dynasty.
    493-1127 C.E.
    Limestone
  • 691

    Dome of the Rock

    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.
  • 750

    Borobudur Temple

    Borobudur Temple
    Central Java, Indonesia
    Sailendra Dynasty
    c. 750-842 C.E.
    Volcanic-stone masonry
  • 800

    Angkor, the temple of Angkor Wat, and the city of Angkor

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

    Jayavarman VII as Buddha

    Jayavarman VII as Buddha
    Angkor Thom
    Hindu, Angkor Dynasty
    c. 800-1400 C.E. Stone masonry, sandstone
  • 1200

    Nio guardian statues

    Nio guardian statues
    Todai-ji
    Various artists including sculptors Unkei and Keikei, as well as the Kei School
    c. 1200 C.E.
    Wood
  • 1320

    Basin (Baptistère de St. Louis)

    Basin (Baptistère de St. Louis)
    Muhammad ibn al-Zain
    c. 1320-1340 C.E.
    Brass inlaid with gold and silver
  • 1351

    The David Vases

    The David Vases
    Yuan Dynasty, China
    1351 C.E.
    White porcelain with cobalt-blue underglaze
  • 1400

    Forbidden City

    Forbidden City
    Beijing, China. Ming Dynasty.
    15th century C.E. and later
    Stone masonry, marble, brick, wood, and ceramic tile
  • 1465

    Madonna and Child with Two Angels

    Madonna and Child with Two Angels
    Fra Filippo Lippi
    c. 1465 C.E.
    Tempera on wood
  • 1480

    Ryoan-ji

    Ryoan-ji
    Kyoto, Japan
    Muromachi Period, Japan
    c. 1480 C.E.; current design most likely dates to the 18th century
    Rock garden
  • 1508

    Sistine Chapel ceiling

    Vatican City, Italy
    Michelangelo
    Ceiling frescoes: c. 1508-1512 C.E.
    Altar frescoes: c. 1536-1541 C.E.
    Fresco
  • 1512

    Isenheim altarpiece

    Isenheim altarpiece
    Matthias Grünewald
    c. 1512-1516 C.E.
    Oil on wood
  • 1525

    Entombment of Christ

    Entombment of Christ
    Jacopo da Pontormo
    1525-1528 C.E.
    Oil on wood
  • 1538

    Venus of Urbino

    Venus of Urbino
    Titian
    c. 1538 C.E. Oil on canvas
  • 1539

    The Ardabil Carpet

    The Ardabil Carpet
    Maqsud of Kashan
    1539-1540 C.E.
    Silk and wool
  • 1542

    Frontispiece of the Codex Mendoza

    Frontispiece of the Codex Mendoza
    Viceroyalty of New Spain
    c. 1541-1542 C.E.
    Ink and color on paper
  • 1568

    Mosque of Selim II

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

    Calling of Saint Matthew
    Caravaggio
    c. 1597-1601 C.E.
    Oil on canvas
  • Jahangir Preferring a Sufi Shaikh to Kings Bichitr c. 1620 C.E. Watercolor, gold, and ink on paper

    Jahangir Preferring a Sufi Shaikh to Kings Bichitr c. 1620 C.E. Watercolor, gold, and ink on paper
    Bichitr
    c. 1620 C.E.
    Watercolor, gold, and ink on paper
  • Henry IV Receives the Portrait of Marie de’ Medici, from the Marie de’ Medici Cycle

    Henry IV Receives the Portrait of Marie de’ Medici, from the Marie de’ Medici Cycle
    Peter Paul Rubens
    1621-1625 C.E.
    Oil on canvas
    Southern Renaissance
  • Staff God

    Staff God
    Rarotonga, Cook Islands, central Polynesia
    Late 18th to early 19th century C.E.
    Wood, tapa, fiber, and feathers
  • ‘Ahu ‘ula (feather cape)

    ‘Ahu ‘ula (feather cape)
    Hawaiian
    Late 18th century C.E.
    Feathers and fiber
  • Angel with Arquebus, Asiel Timor Dei

    Angel with Arquebus, Asiel Timor Dei
    Master of Calamarca (La Paz School)
    c. 17th Century C.E.
    Oil on canvas
  • A Philosopher Giving a Lecture on the Orrery

    A Philosopher Giving a Lecture on the Orrery
    Joseph Wright of Derby c. 1763-1765 C.E.
    Oil on canvas
    Enlightenment
  • The Swing

    The Swing
    Jean-Honoré Fragonard
    1767 C.E.
    Oil on canvas
    Rococo
  • The Oath of the Horatii

    The Oath of the Horatii
    Jacques-Louis David
    1784 C.E.
    Oil on canvas
    Neo classicism
  • Navigation chart

    Navigation chart
    Marshall Islands, Micronesia
    19th to early 20th century C.E.
    Wood and fiber
  • Under the Wave off Kanagawa (Kanagawa oki nami ura), also known as the Great Wave, from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji

    Under the Wave off Kanagawa (Kanagawa oki nami ura),  also known as the Great Wave, from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji
    Katsushika Hokusai
    1830-1833 C.E.
    Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper
  • Liberty Leading the People

    Liberty Leading the People
    Eugène Delacroix
    1830 C.E.
    Oil on canvas
    Romanticism
  • The Stone Breakers

    The Stone Breakers
    Gustave Courbet
    1849 C.E. (destroyed in 1945)
    Oil on canvas
    Realism
  • Aka elephant mask

    Aka elephant mask
    Bamileke (Cameroon, western grassfields region)
    c. 19th to 20th century C.E.
    Wood, woven raffia, cloth, and beads
  • Malagan Display and Mask

    Malagan Display and Mask
    New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea
    c. 20th century C.E.
    Wood, pigment, fiber, and shell
  • The Steerage

    The Steerage
    Alfred Stieglitz
    1907 C.E.
    Photogravure
    Photography
  • Veranda post of enthroned king and senior wife (Opo Ogoga) Olowe of Ise (Yoruba peoples) c. 1910-1914 C.E. Wood and pigment

    Veranda post of enthroned king and senior wife (Opo Ogoga) Olowe of Ise (Yoruba peoples) c. 1910-1914 C.E. Wood and pigment
    Olowe of Ise (Yoruba peoples)
    c. 1910-1914 C.E.
    Wood and pigment
  • Ndop (portrait figure) of King Mishe

    Ndop (portrait figure) of King Mishe
    Kuba peoples (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
    c. 1760-1780 C.E.
    Wood