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40,000 Bce, cave art begins
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Parietal art comes alive from an El Castillo cave painting.This cave painting was the start of using hand stencils (red) and abstract signs (dots).
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Ivory carving known as the Lion Man of Hohlenstein Stadel is first carved. This carving was made out of Ivory.
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Venus Figures are first made. They are figures of obese females. This figure is called Venus of Hohle Fels and is made of Ivory.
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Fumane Cave Paintings begin. They are old figure paintings on the cave walls. This painting is known as an Abri Castanet engraving.
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Chauvet cave paintings appear in France. This painting was made out of a rock called charcoal.
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Charcoal engravings began to be incorporated in cave art. This image was at the Grotte des Deux Ouvertures. This piece of cave art was made from earth minerals such as a rock called hematite, which makes the red in the painting.
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Apollo 11 cave stones are shown in the image below. They were found in 25000 BCE in Namibia, Africa. The stones are made out of charcoal and ochre.
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Pech-Merle cave painting. This painting is also made out of earth materials, mainly charcoal which makes the color black as shown in the painting.
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Coa Valley Engravings in Europe. They are the oldest outdoor petroglyphs.
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Xianrendong Cave pottery. It is ancient pottery from the caves in China.
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Koonalda cave art was found in Koonalda cave. It was known as finger fluting cave art.
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Yuchanyan cave pottery was found and made in Human Province, China. It is made out of ceramic vessels, charcoal, and bone collagen.
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Kapova Cave Paintings. These paintings were made from earthly minerals such as charcoal or hematite (red color). The cave (Kapova) was found in Burzyansky Region, Bashkortostan.
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10000 BCE
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Ceuva De La Manos, is known as the cave of hands for the artwork on the walls. The cave art is made out of stencils, and hand prints.
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This is a sandstone rock painting in India. It is in Pachmari Hills.
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8000 BCE
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Shigir Idol, is known as the oldest wood carving. It is a carving of a human figure.
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Neolithic potter began in china. This potter was made out of ceramic, and they would create it using oven fire.
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Shown below is the Roman terracotta sculpture of the Hamangia culture. This sculpture is made out of linear ceramic.
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4000 BCE
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Mesopotamian civilization begins. Ancient Persian art starts to become popular. It is made out of intricate ceramics.
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The first ever writing form comes out. The Egyptians call their writing form hieroglyphics. These hieroglyphics would be engraved or even drawn on a piece of paper.
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Egyptian art begins. Their civilization also begins, and they develop a type of pyramid called a Ziggurat. The Ziggurat is built from clay fired bricks.
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3200 BCE
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These are wall paintings that were in Egyptian tombs. Egyptians would carve these paintings into the wall, and use colors to make it colorful.
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Egyptian Painted relief sculptures were first created during this time period. This sculptures were mainly for the perception of life. It could be a relief or a scene.
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The first ever seated and free standing sculptures were invented by the Egyptians. They could be carved on a wall in a tomb, or you can find them drawn on a piece of paper.
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Egyptian pyramids begin to make their first appearance. Shown below is the Egyptian pyramid of Giza. These pyramids were used to hold tombs of pharaohs. The tombs were placed inside the pyramids.
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Egyptian Middle Kingdom Architecture was first created. These architectures were mainly on pyramids/buildings, or they would create famous pharaohs and kings from Egypt. The image shown below is Egyptian architecture outside of the Pyramid of Giza.
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Egyptian New Kingdom Architecture is now present. We can see that this architecture is displayed mainly on the buildings and pyramids of Egypt. This image is an image of the columns in Egypt and how precise and amazing each detail is on the architecture.
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1500 BCE
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Greek architecture and pottery begins. Shown below is Greek pottery which is ancient, and it is also called the Black figure.
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Zhou art dynasty. Bronze age culture was the last to happen in China.
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800 BCE
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Hallstatt art is art that uses geometric shapes and designs to create a piece of art.
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Daedalic Greek Sculptures was the first style of Greek sculptures.
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Polykleitos was a Greek sculpturist who created the Doryphoros statue. Shown below is the Doryphoros statue, it is a Greek classic.
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A Greek Sculpturist named Praxiteles creates the Aphrodite of Knidos and Hermes.
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Boy from Antikythera Greek Sculpture. It was made from bronze, and we don't know who created it because it was found somewhere.
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Hellenistic art era begins in Greece. This piece of Greek art is an example of Hellenistic art. The head shown below is Zeus.
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A famous Greek sculpture called the Dying Gaul comes out. This sculpture represents a dying gladiator.
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The famous Greek statue called Venus De Milo was created by Alexandros of Antioch.
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A famous sculpture called the Laocoon appears. It was created by Hagesandrus, Polydorus, and Athenodorus.
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The Ara Pacis Augustae is finally built in Rome, Italy. This is the beginning of the Roman empire and Italian art.
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The Trajan's Column was a famous Roman relief sculpture. This was a monument to represent the celebration of all the Roman military victories.
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Christian Mural paintings were seen in Roman catacombs. This was the first Christian paintings that people saw in Rome.
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Early Christian sculptures on sarcophagi begin to appear. These are carvings that represent the early Christianity.
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First ever biblical art was seen. Christianity was legalized. The image shown below represents biblical art, and it was painted by Peter Paul Rubens.
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450 CE
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Orthodox icon paintings come to life. These are usually paintings that include the virgin Mary, along with her son Jesus Christ. Shown below is an icon painting with Mary holding her son Jesus.
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Illuminated Gospel manuscripts were used. These were manuscripts that had color and illustrations to make the manuscript interesting.
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Medieval Christian Artwork. This is artwork that demonstrates mainly Christ. The image shown below was created by an artist by the name of Fra Angelico. It is an image of Christ being crucified.
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800 CE
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Carolingian art rises. This art work comes from Charlemagne and his people.
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Ottonian art flourishes. It is a type of German art, and it also can show some techniques of Italy, and France.
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Romanesque architecture was on the rise. This architecture was shown in cathedrals especially the stained glass as shown below.
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Zen ink paintings were a huge hit in Japan. They dominated Japanese art.
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1400 CE
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Jan Van Eyck paints The Ghent Altarpiece. Hubert Van Eyck also helped his brother paint this picture too.
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Jan Van Eyck paints a famous piece of artwork during the Renaissance known as The Arnolfini wedding painting. This painting was a simple painting that is made from oil's painted on to a canvas.
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During the Renaissance there was a famous guy named Donatello who created a sculpture. It an iconic bronze sculpture of David.
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A famous mythothological painting called ''The Birth of Venus," by Sandro Botticelli was created.
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The Last Supper, was created by Leonardo Da Vinci. It marked a high point in the Renaissance. The Last Supper painting shows Jesus and his apostles having his last meal, before Jesus gets crucified.
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Leonardo Da Vinci paints the Mona Lisa, which is the most famous painting of the Renaissance still to this day.
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The creation of the ceiling in the Sistine Chapel is amazing. The ceiling shows nine scenes from the Book of Genesis. Michelangelo painted each and every scene on the ceiling.
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Venetian Artwork became a big deal. Milan Brera created the photo called St Peter Enthroned of 1516. This was the era of Mannerism.
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1530 CE
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Michelangelo paints the Last Judgement in the SIstine Chapel. It is painted behind the altar of the chapel. It represents the second coming of Christ.
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A Renaissance art critic named Giorgio Vasari published a book called, "Lives of the Artists.
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Giambologna was a mannerist sculptor. He sculpted the famous sculpture called Rape of the Sabine Women. It represented the mass abduction of young women in Rome.
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The Baroque era beings in 1600 CE. Gianlorenzo Bernini sculpted a famous sculpture during this era called David Fighting Goliath.
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Gianlorenzo Bernini also sculpted Musco e Galleria Borghese in Rome.
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Still Life paintings were paintings that were made out of oil paint. They were only bought and made by the middle class people that had money. An example of a Still Life painting by Willem Kalf is
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The Taj Mahal is built in India. It is a very significant and beautiful building, and it is still fabulous today!
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French Tapestry was a huge hit during this time period. This was a piece of beautiful and detailed artwork that you would hang on your wall. It almost looks like a think blanket, but it goes on your wall.
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American Colonial art makes way in the 17th Century. The portrait of Mrs. Elizabeth Freake and Baby Mary is shown below. This was a very colorful portrait during this time period. The artists is unidentified, meaning we don't exactly know who the artist is.
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Rococo Art is the new era at this time period. The painting "The Embarkation for Cythera" was painted by Jean-Antoine Watteau. He was a French painter, and he submitted this piece of art to a museum in France.
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Neoclassicism Era has begun. This picture below is called The Death of Socrates. It was painted by Jacques-Louis David. The paintings was done on a canvas with oil paint. This painting represents the execution of Socrates.
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Another famous painting from the Neoclassicism era was called The Death of Marat. This was also painted by Jacques- Louis David. It is a famous image for the French Revolution.
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The invention of the Lithography occurred. It was invented by Alois Senefelder. This invention was a printing process for pictures.
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1800 CE
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A German artist by the name of Johann Friedrich Overbeck painted pictures during the Nazarenes movement. This movement was to help German painters get in touch with their spiritual and honesty side. The Selling of Joseph (shown down below) was painted by Johann during this movement.
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Another painting called Easter Morning (shown down below) was also painted by Johann during this movement.
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The painting, Liberty leading the People by Eugene Delacroix was created during this time period. It was painted during the Revolution in July, which killed King Charles X.
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The first ever taken photo was done by Louis Daguerre.
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1850 CE
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The Painter's Studio was painted during the Realism Era. It was painted by Gustave Courbet and Ma Jir Bo. The medium of this painting is oil on canvas.
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The painting Olympia by Edward Manet was painted during the Realism era. This painting was an oil on canvas picture, and it is shown below.
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A history painting called Troika Apprentices Fetch Water, was created by Vasily Perov. It was painted on a canvas with oil paint.
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Woman Reading in a Landscape was painted by Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot. It was also painted during the Realism era, and it was oil on canvas.
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1870 CE
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A landscape picture was painted by Alexei Savrasov. It is called the Rooks Have Come Back. This is also an oil on canvas piece of art.
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American Impressionism occurs in the 1880's. A Neo-impressionist named Georges Seurat paints "Sunday Afternoon on the island La Grande Jatte. All the techniques and color imply the theory of Divisionism.
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An Expressionist named Vince Van Gogh painted "Starry Night" during the Impression era.
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Van Gogh also painted a picture called "Wheatfield with Crows," during the Impression era too.
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Pablo Picasso started his painting career in the 1900's. He is famous for many of his paintings. Picasso was part of the classical art time period. He painted The Old Guitarist in 1904. It is oil paint on canvas, and it can be located in the Art Institute in Chicago today.
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The painting Les Demoiselles d'Avignon was also created by Picasso.The medium is also oil on canvas.
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The Pipes of Pan was also a famous painting that was created by Picasso.
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The Girl before a Mirror was also painted by Picasso in March of 1932. This picture was known for the interpretation of the lover and its beloved.
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The Weeping Woman by Picasso was a painting that took him a long time to finish. He would revisit the theme and the picture all the time, until he was pleased with the finished piece.
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Dora Maar au Chat by Pablo Picasso is one of the worlds most expensive paintings still to this day. The medium of this painting is oil on canvas.
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The painting Massacre in Korea was also painted by Picasso and it criticizes the United States action in the Korean war. The medium is oil paint on canvas.
