Art History

By 4serenadavis
  • Venus of Willendorf
    25,000 BCE

    Venus of Willendorf

    28,000 BCE
    Venus of Willendorf
    ca. 28,000-25,000 BCE, Paleolithic Austria, Limestone. Naturhistorisches Museum
  • Hall of Bulls
    16,000 BCE

    Hall of Bulls

    Hall of the Bulls in the cave at Lascaux, France, ca. 16,000–14,000 bce. Largest bull 11′ 6″ long.
  • Human Figure from Ain Ghazal, Jordan
    6750 BCE

    Human Figure from Ain Ghazal, Jordan

    ca. 6750-6250, Neolithic, Ain Ghazal, Jordan, Plaster.
    Musée du Louvre, Paris.
  • Senenmut with Princess Nefrura
    1470 BCE

    Senenmut with Princess Nefrura

    Thebes, Egypt, ca. 1470-1460 BCE, Granite, Ägyptisches Museum
  • Incense Burner (Boshan)
    113 BCE

    Incense Burner (Boshan)

    Manchgeng, China, ca. 113 BCE, Han Dynasty, Bronze Gold Inlay.
    Hebei Provincial Museum, Shijiazhuang.
  • Head
    500

    Head

    Head, from Lydenburg, South Africa, ca. 500 ce. Terracotta, 1′ 2 15/16″ high. IZIKO Museums of Cape Town, Cape Town.
  • Goddess Wall Painting
    650

    Goddess Wall Painting

    650-750 CE, Teotihuacán, Mexico, Pigments over clay plaster
  • The Serpent Mound
    1070

    The Serpent Mound

    Serpent Mound, Ohio, Mississippian, ca. 1070 ce. 1200′ long, 20′ wide, 5′ high.
  • Amida Descending over the Mountains
    1185

    Amida Descending over the Mountains

    Japan, Kamakura Period (1185–1332), Scroll, Ägyptisches Museum.
    Zenrinji, Kyoto.
  • Mosque of Selim II
    1568

    Mosque of Selim II

    1568-1575, Edirne, Turkey, Sinan