Art History Timeline

  • Prehistory: Paleolithic (Old Stone Age) Art
    30,000 BCE

    Prehistory: Paleolithic (Old Stone Age) Art

    This is a four legged animal possibly a bison or a buffalo.
  • Prehistory: Mesolithic (Middle Stone Age) Art
    10,000 BCE

    Prehistory: Mesolithic (Middle Stone Age) Art

    In this piece there is tribal-men walking with spears in hand. These peoples were probably recording a hunt.
  • Prehistory: Neolithic (New Stone Age) Art
    8000 BCE

    Prehistory: Neolithic (New Stone Age) Art

    On this cave art painting there is a plethora of animals this civilization recorded every animal they came across.
  • Egypt: Early Dynastic Art
    3500 BCE

    Egypt: Early Dynastic Art

    This sculpture shows a woman with her arms crossed holding a sheet in her arms.
  • Mesopotamia: Sumerian Art
    3000 BCE

    Mesopotamia: Sumerian Art

    This is a fertility sculpture it also degrades women by enlarging the breast and showing reproductive parts while not showing the face.
  • Crete: Early Minoan Art
    2800 BCE

    Crete: Early Minoan Art

    This picture shows the fates which are very important figures in this religion that control destiny.
  • Mesopotamia: Neo-Sumerian Art
    2150 BCE

    Mesopotamia: Neo-Sumerian Art

    This sculpture shows a man sitting with hand in hand decorated by markings of the language at that time.
  • Crete: Middle Minoan Art
    2000 BCE

    Crete: Middle Minoan Art

    This is a vase with sea creature on it because this island relied on what they fished to survive.
  • Mesopotamia: Babylonian Art
    1900 BCE

    Mesopotamia: Babylonian Art

    This is a piece that was created by piecing smaller bricks together to create a larger image in this case a lion.
  • Egypt: Early New Kingdom Art
    1570 BCE

    Egypt: Early New Kingdom Art

    This is a sarcophagus where wealthy and pharaohs would be buried. They are very well decorated and the people on them are made to look in the image of their gods.
  • Crete: Late Minoan Art
    1550 BCE

    Crete: Late Minoan Art

    This piece has an octopus on it also symbolizes the importance of fishing.
  • Egypt: Late Period Art
    750 BCE

    Egypt: Late Period Art

    This is a sculpture of a cat which is also the guardian of the underworld.
  • Early Christian/ Medieval Art
    376

    Early Christian/ Medieval Art

    This piece tells a story in every box this story is Jesus on his way to the crucifix.
  • Early Christian/ Medieval Art
    476

    Early Christian/ Medieval Art

    This is a holy figure in the christian religion depicted by the halo around the individuals head.
  • Renaissance Art
    Nov 30, 1300

    Renaissance Art

    This painting captures an event specifically when god created Adam the first man.
  • Renaissance Art
    Nov 30, 1480

    Renaissance Art

    This is an example of how during this time period the human body was greatly admired.
  • High Renaissance Art
    Nov 30, 1504

    High Renaissance Art

    This is the work of a very talented man Michelangelo this is his depiction of David after he defeated Goliath.
  • High Renaissance Art
    Nov 30, 1520

    High Renaissance Art

    This is another famous painting also by another multitalented man Leonardo Da Vinci creating the last supper from the christian faith.
  • Baroque Romanticism Art

    Baroque Romanticism Art

    There is a lot captured in this one painting for example an affair with one man the husband finding out about this affair and the dog alerting the cheating woman off the mens presence.
  • Baroque Romanticism Art

    Baroque Romanticism Art

    This period in history the flaunting of wealth was extreme. This table expresses that through the gold plated edges.
  • Early Photography Art

    Early Photography Art

    This is a picture of a man probably wealthy because of how well dressed he is and not smiling with teeth because dentistry wasn't popular.
  • Early Photography Art

    Early Photography Art

    This picture is showing an open door to a house during the time the photo was shot.
  • Realism Art

    Realism Art

    This painter captured the hard working man at its finest showing the dirt on the hands the strain the man on the left is having picking something up and the experience the man on the right has.
  • Realism Art

    Realism Art

    women working in the foreground as you look toward the back you'll notice authority figures making sure the work they are told to do gets done every harsh part of this time was captured.
  • Impressionism Art

    Impressionism Art

    Van Gogh painted this while observing the view from his insane asylum. The usage of dark colors helps see the emotions he felt painting this.
  • Impressionism Art

    Impressionism Art

    Van Gogh again created a impressionism view on a wheat field. Which mean this was created fast.
  • Cubism Art

    Cubism Art

    Cubism uses geometric shapes placed in such was that it creates images. This image is of women with a possible African influence because of the masks created.
  • Cubism Art

    Cubism Art

    This art shows an individual with arms flowing but it is very difficult to see gender.
  • Surrealism/ Abstractionism Art

    Surrealism/ Abstractionism Art

    To me this mean this person is being eaten up from the inside and it shows on the outside.
  • Surrealism/ Abstractionism Art

    Surrealism/ Abstractionism Art

    This is a surrealistic apple.
  • Abstract Expressionism Art

    Abstract Expressionism Art

    This piece shows what appears to be figures and the use of color in this one makes everything really pop out and see whats happening.
  • Abstract Expressionism Art

    Abstract Expressionism Art

    This shows the battle between light and dark using a two color pallet for this art.
  • Pop Art

    Pop Art

    This is the creation of filters and cartoonish looks.
  • Pop Art

    Pop Art

    This also used in advertisement because of the popping colors drawing your eye.