Art History Timeline

Prehistory: Paleolithic (Old Stone Age) Art

30,000 BCE

This is a four legged animal possibly a bison or a buffalo.

Prehistory: Mesolithic (Middle Stone Age) Art

10,000 BCE

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

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

This sculpture shows a woman with her arms crossed holding a sheet in her arms.

Mesopotamia: Sumerian Art

3000 BCE

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

This picture shows the fates which are very important figures in this religion that control destiny.

Mesopotamia: Neo-Sumerian Art

2150 BCE

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

This is a vase with sea creature on it because this island relied on what they fished to survive.

Mesopotamia: Babylonian Art

1900 BCE

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

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

This piece has an octopus on it also symbolizes the importance of fishing.

Egypt: Late Period Art

750 BCE

This is a sculpture of a cat which is also the guardian of the underworld.

Early Christian/ Medieval Art

376

This piece tells a story in every box this story is Jesus on his way to the crucifix.

Early Christian/ Medieval Art

476

This is a holy figure in the christian religion depicted by the halo around the individuals head.

Renaissance Art

Nov 30, 1300

This painting captures an event specifically when god created Adam the first man.

Renaissance Art

Nov 30, 1480

This is an example of how during this time period the human body was greatly admired.

High Renaissance Art

Nov 30, 1504

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

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

Baroque Romanticism Art

Nov 30, 1710

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

Nov 30, 1750

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

Early Photography Art

Nov 30, 1840

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

Nov 30, 1844

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

Realism Art

Nov 30, 1850

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

Nov 30, 1860

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

Nov 30, 1889

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

Nov 30, 1889

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

Cubism Art

Nov 30, 1907

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

Nov 30, 1909

This art shows an individual with arms flowing but it is very difficult to see gender.

Surrealism/ Abstractionism Art

Nov 30, 1940

To me this mean this person is being eaten up from the inside and it shows on the outside.

Surrealism/ Abstractionism Art

Nov 30, 1946

This is a surrealistic apple.

Abstract Expressionism Art

Nov 30, 1948

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

Nov 30, 1950

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

Pop Art

Nov 30, 1950

This is the creation of filters and cartoonish looks.

Pop Art

Nov 30, 1950

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