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Art History Rebecca H.

By Akabeca
  • Chauvet Cave Art
    32,000 BCE

    Chauvet Cave Art

    Cave art found in the Chauvet Cave
  • Cave art
    30,000 BCE

    Cave art

    Title of Art: Big Horn Rhino
    This is in the Chauvet Cave in France
    During this time the rhinos were considered a rare species, It was unusual to see the rhinos represented.
  • Charcoal Art
    26,000 BCE

    Charcoal Art

    Title: Nawarla Gabarnmang Charcoal Drawing
    These drawings were found on the ceiling and pillars of Nawarla Gabarnmang rock shelter in Australia
  • Venus Figurines
    25,000 BCE

    Venus Figurines

    Title: Venus of Willendorf
    These figurines were found in caves and were thought to be made for woman.
  • Cave pottery
    16,000 BCE

    Cave pottery

    Title of art: yuchanyan cave pottery
    This is one of the oldest piece of pottery in this era
  • Hall of Bulls
    14,000 BCE

    Hall of Bulls

    This is a replica of art done in the cave in Lascaux. It is called the hall of bulls.
  • Mesolithic Era
    10,000 BCE

    Mesolithic Era

    Title of Art: Chinese pottery
    This was the start of the Mesolithic Era. This era was known as the stone age.
  • Shigir Idol wood carving
    7500 BCE

    Shigir Idol wood carving

    Title of art: Shigir Idol
    This is the oldest wood carving known to this era. It stands about 9 feet tall.
  • Jade carving
    4000 BCE

    Jade carving

    Title of art: Jade carving
    Jade carving started to take place in china and many were starting to create these.
  • Bronze age art
    3000 BCE

    Bronze age art

    Title of Art: Bronze age cauldron
    During the time of the bronze age production of metal items including: bronze, copper, tin, etc, were starting to be in production.
  • The Sphinx of Giza
    2558 BCE

    The Sphinx of Giza

    Title of Art: Sphinx of Giza
    This is in Egypt near the pyramids.
  • Ancient Egyptian Pyramids
    2550 BCE

    Ancient Egyptian Pyramids

    This is the pyramid of Giza
    Architecture of this time took many years to complete.
  • Akhenaten Nefertiti and Three Daughters
    1350 BCE

    Akhenaten Nefertiti and Three Daughters

    Title of Art: Akhenaten Nefertiti and Three Daughters
    This is made of limestone and is now currently in a museum
  • Tutankhamun's Mask
    1323 BCE

    Tutankhamun's Mask

    This is a mask they used when someone would pass on. You can tell he was royal because of the materials used.
  • Terrecotta
    1000 BCE

    Terrecotta

    Terracotta statues were starting to be made around this time.
  • Egyptian art
    1000 BCE

    Egyptian art

    Egyptian art was starting to pop up showing how they were back then.
  • Greek architecture
    600 BCE

    Greek architecture

    The Greek had such amazing architecture back then and made such amazing structures
  • Pottery
    540 BCE

    Pottery

    Title of Art: Achilles Killing the Amazon Queen Penthesila
  • Greek pottery
    530 BCE

    Greek pottery

    This Pottery was made out of terracotta and it shows figures on it in black. Usually during this time they would make pottery of different colors but black was more known for this time.
  • The Iron Age
    500 BCE

    The Iron Age

    Title of Art: The Vix Krater
    The iron age was the start of the material iron in art.
  • Discus Thrower statue
    425 BCE

    Discus Thrower statue

    Title: Discus Thrower
    Artist: Myron
    This was a statue made in the Greek art period. It looks to be made of marble.
  • Greek Pillars
    421 BCE

    Greek Pillars

    During this time they had such amazing architecture and the pillars they made were amazing. there were 3 different kinds of pillars. Ionic, Doric, and Corinthian
  • Temple of Hephaestus
    415 BCE

    Temple of Hephaestus

    This is the temple of Hephaestus. In the Greek art period they made a lot of architecture which is considered art now because of the way they made the buildings.
  • Colosseum Rome
    80 BCE

    Colosseum Rome

    This is a Colosseum created for the people of Rome and it still stands today.
  • Arch of Titus
    81

    Arch of Titus

    Title: Arch of Titus
    This is in Rome and it shows a series of stories.
  • Column of Antoninus Pius
    161

    Column of Antoninus Pius

    Title of Art: Column of Antoninus Pius
    This was made during the Rome art period
  • Early Christian carvings
    260

    Early Christian carvings

    This was an early casket for someone in this period. The carvings on it show stories of the old testament. It looks like it is made of marble.
  • Early Christian art
    275

    Early Christian art

    Title: The Good Shepard
    This is a Mural created in the catacomb of Priscilla in Rome. This is one of the earliest discovery of Christian art.
  • Interior of Santa Sabina
    422

    Interior of Santa Sabina

    This is a photo of the interior of Santa Sabina church. There are paintings done to the ceiling which are very fascinating.
  • Carolingian Art
    778

    Carolingian Art

    Title of Art: ?
    This is an example of biblical art that was made during this time
  • Medieval Art
    1160

    Medieval Art

    This is art made in the medieval time period. This shows scenes from the life of David. This is located in the UK
  • Proto-Renaissance art
    1303

    Proto-Renaissance art

    Artist: Giotto
    This is the Scrovegni chapel
  • Adoration of the Magi
    1423

    Adoration of the Magi

    Title of Art:Adoration of the Magi
    Artist: Gentile da Fabriano
    In this time period they had many religious art done.
  • The Arnolfini Portrait
    1434

    The Arnolfini Portrait

    Title: The Arnolfini Portrait
    Artist: Jan Van Eyck
    During this time they used brighter colors to show off different things in the photo. For example the woman is wearing a bright green dress and your eyes go strait to her.
  • Religious Art
    1438

    Religious Art

    Title of Art: The Annunciation
    Artist: Fra Angelico
    This is an example of standard art you'd see in this time period. Churches all over would request artists to make art similar as the one seen here.
  • Statue of David
    1440

    Statue of David

    This is the statue of David made by Donatello. There are many versions of the David Statues and this one is more feminine
  • The last Supper
    1490

    The last Supper

    Title: The last Supper
    Artist: Leonardo Da Vinci
    This is a painting showing The last supper where Jesus and his disciples were together eating dinner before he was betrayed
  • Albrecht Durer self Portrait
    1500

    Albrecht Durer self Portrait

    Artist: Albrect Durer
    This is a self portrait he did himself. This painting stuck out to me when we learned about it because it makes me think of many things from history.
  • David Michelangelo
    1501

    David Michelangelo

    Title: David Michelangelo
    Artist: Michelangelo
    This is a marble statue that was made for the church.
  • Mona Lisa
    1503

    Mona Lisa

    Title: Mona Lisa
    Artist: Leonardo Da Vinci
    This painting has a lot of debated behind it. No one knows who this lady is. It is speculated that she might be a friend or someone more.
  • San Zaccaria Alterpiece
    1505

    San Zaccaria Alterpiece

    Title of Art: San Zaccaria Alterpiece
    Artist: Giovanni Bellini
    This is a painting done to the wall for an altar.
  • The Creation of Adam
    1511

    The Creation of Adam

    Title of Art: The spark of life
    Artist: Michelangelo
    This is one of the scenes painted by Michelangelo that was requested by Pope Julius II. This scene of the painting is a well know and famous part of this painting.
  • Florence Cathedral dome painting
    1568

    Florence Cathedral dome painting

    Artist(s): Vasari and Zuccaro
    This was a painting done to the dome of the Florence Cathedral. It shows images of the Last Judgement
  • Baroque

    Baroque

    Title of Art: The crowning with Thorns
    Artist: Caravaggio
    This is painting which is showing the time of a religious event.
  • Woman artists

    Woman artists

    Title of Art:Judith and her Maidservent
    Artist:Artemisia Gentileschi
    This was made with oil on Canvas
    This Art piece speaks out to me because it tells a story about what she was feeling.
  • Girl with a Pearl Earring

    Girl with a Pearl Earring

    Title of Art: Girl with a Pearl Earring
    Artist: Johannes Vermeer
    This was made with oil on a canvas
  • Rococo Era Art

    Rococo Era Art

    Title of Art: The swing
    Artist: Jean-Honoré Fragonard
    This was made from oil on canvas
  • Romanticism Art period

    Romanticism Art period

    Title of Art: The Nightmare
    Artist: Henry Fuseli
    This is a painting that stuck for me for the romanticism time period
  • French Revolution painting

    French Revolution painting

    Title of Art: Declaration of Rights of Men and Citizens
    This was a painting made during this time trying to give people hope.
  • The First Photo

    The First Photo

    Title of Art: View from the Window at Gras
    Artist: Joseph Nicephore Niépce
    This is the first photograph ever taken. It took over 8 hours to take this photo.
  • Under the Wave off Kanagawa

    Under the Wave off Kanagawa

    Title of Art: Under the Wave off Kanagawa
    Artist: Katsushika Hokusai
    Van Gogh Was very inspired by this artist
  • Louis Daguerre's Photo

    Louis Daguerre's Photo

    Artist: Louis Daguerre
    This is another photograph taken a couple years later than the first photograph.
  • Degas

    Degas

    Title of Art: The dance class
    Artist: Edgar Degas
    This is an oil painting
  • Impressionism

    Impressionism

    Title of Art: Impression Sunrise
    Artist: Claude Monet
    When this painting first came out it received a lot of criticism. People didn't like how they could see the brush strokes.
  • More Impressionism

    More Impressionism

    Title of Art: Little Girl in Blue Armchair
    Artist: Mary Casset
  • A Bar at the Folies-Bergère

    A Bar at the Folies-Bergère

    Title:A Bar at the Folies-Bergère
    Artist: Édouard Manet
    This photo is a painting of a woman behind the bar. This is considered a modernism painting
  • Pointillism

    Pointillism

    Title of Art: A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte
    Artist:Georges-Pierre Seurat
    Pointillism was a technique where they used dots to create the image they wanted.
  • Starry Night

    Starry Night

    Title: Starry Night
    Artist: Van Gogh
    This was created when he was in a mental asylum. The painting is a view of what he saw out the window of his asylum.
  • Van Gogh

    Van Gogh

    This is a painting he made of himself with the bandage over his ear.
  • Still life

    Still life

    Title of Art: Still life with Apples
    Artist: Paul Cezanne
    Still life is when an artist paints a scene of items
  • Braque Cubism

    Braque Cubism

    Title of Art: The Portuguese
    Artist: Georges Braque
    Cubism was starting to become apart of the art world.
  • Cubism

    Cubism

    Title of Art: The Weeping Woman
    Artist: Pablo Picasso
    Picasso was very famous for his new looking paintings. They didn't look like everyone else because of the technique used.
  • Different styles of Art

    Different styles of Art

    Title of art: Christina's world
    Artist: Andrew Wyeth
  • Abstract Art

    Abstract Art

    Title of Art: No. 5
    Artist: Jackson Pollock
    This is an example of what was popular during this time.
  • Abstract Expression

    Abstract Expression

    Title of Art: Woman V
    Artist: Willem De Kooning