Art history Timeline

  • Period: 1350 to 1550

    Italian and Northern Renaissance

    Period of intellectual advancement and relative peaceful times that promoted large movements in art and culture
  • 1485

    the birth of Venus by Botticelli

    the birth of Venus by Botticelli
    This painting effectively represented this time period because of the return to greek and Roman culture, specifically because Venus was a Roman goddess.
  • Mar 25, 1532

    The prince by Machiavelli

    The prince by Machiavelli
    This art reflects the art of the time period because it reflected a more classic way of painting, and also reflected political ideas and developments (something common of the Renaissance).
  • Period: 1550 to

    Baroque Art

    A movement of increased religious imagery and suggestions. Taking place during the counter-reformation, this art was also reflective of the absolute monarchs of this time.
  • Period: to

    Northern Realism

    Strongly influenced by the Dutch, this art is similar to baroque in the way that was reflective of religion but was more robust than baroque.
  • Judith and Holofernes by Gentileschi

    Judith and Holofernes by Gentileschi
    This image was reflective of the religious art influence because the story of Judith is directly from the Bible
  • Jean Berain

    Jean Berain
    Important because it reflected the end of the realistic Baroque period and the architectural influence of the neoclassicism period
  • Period: to

    Neoclassicism

    This art was eminent of baroque, rococo, and enlightenment art ideas. Many styles during this time were reflective of Greek and Roman ideals.
  • The Milkmaid- Johannes Vermeer

    The Milkmaid- Johannes Vermeer
    This image is especially reflective of the Northern realism period because of its incredible realistic depiction of a person.
  • The artist's studio- Vermeer

    The artist's studio- Vermeer
    This image depicts northern realism mostly because of how it showed the realistic structure of depth and of human emotion, as seen in the poser.
  • Palace of versailles

    Palace of versailles
    This image/ architecture is representative of Neoclassicism because of the immense architectural feat this palace was and the incredible impact on the future architecture it had.
  • Period: to

    Rococo

    A very extravagant version of Baroque, this art influenced architecture as well as music.
  • Buckingham palace

    Buckingham palace
    Similar to Versailles, this palace was a feat of architecture and perfectly depicted the neoclassical influences of the time period through its complex structure and exterior.
  • Pilgrimage to Cythera

    Pilgrimage to Cythera
    This image is especially rococo because of the extravagant representation of the pilgrimage and the almost regal posing of many of the people.
  • Period: to

    Romanticism

    Romanticism effectively encapsulated most of the art movements before it, but in a more elegant and beautiful way. Most artists believed that humans were good and perfect in nature.
  • Death of Marat Jacques-louis David

    Death of Marat Jacques-louis David
    This image depicts Marat as almost a biblical figure, matching up with the intentional extravagant representation of many paintings of this time period.
  • The third of may

    The third of may
    This image spills emotion because of the feeling of defeat and sadness reminiscent of the French revolution.
  • Man Wandering Above the Sea Fog Capar David Friedrich

    Man Wandering Above the Sea Fog Capar David Friedrich
    This image could be said to be neoclassical, but it is more similar to a romanticism style because of the longing/ sad look to the painting, reflective of the emotional paintings of the time.
  • Liberty Leading the People Eugène Delacroix

    Liberty Leading the People Eugène Delacroix
    This image is reflective of the romanticism style because of the realistic image depicting a hopeful, emotion-filled image.
  • Period: to

    Impressionism

    Impressionism showed the everyday life of individuals, mostly of the middle to lower classes. This was the beginning of the leisure era, so many paintings depicted this as well.
  • La Grande Jatte

    La Grande Jatte
    This image was one of the earlier to depict a more leisurely time and experience, reflective of the "average" style of impressionist art.
  • Starry Night Vincent Van Gogh

    Starry Night Vincent Van Gogh
    Van Gogh was a master of the impressionist style, with this painting in particular very "average" depicting a sleepy town under the starry sky.
  • Scream Edward Munch

    Scream Edward Munch
    This image may not be extremely realistic like the impressionist art, but did reflect the expressionist tendencies following this piece because of its emotion and more robust look
  • Period: to

    Expressionism

    A very opinionated art form, this art usually contained political, societal, and personal opinions of current problems and issues in society.
  • Period: to

    Cubism

    Abstract art that often depicted an average home situation altered and misshapen
  • Period: to

    Surrealism

    this art form often depicted the fact that humans were inherently evil and often showed people as distorted and greatly exaggerated to look evil.
  • Period: to

    Abstract expressionism

    largely simplistic art, these pieces were mostly made of crude objects and made to look sad and broken, which were reflective of WW2 and the depression.
  • Persistence of Memory

    Persistence of Memory
    This surrealist painting reflected the more 'anti-art' movement because of the outlandish representation of clocks and the landscape.
  • Guernica

    Guernica
    This is a perfect example of cubism because of the extreme distortion of the image, making it difficult to discern what it is and what it represents.
  • Orange & Yellow Mark Rotcho

    Orange & Yellow Mark Rotcho
    while plain, this image represents the abstract art of this time via the more "blocky" view of a sunset