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Clasical Period
["Ionic capital, torus (foliated base), and parts of a fluted column shaft [Greek, Lydian] (26.59.1)". In Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2000–. http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/works-of-art/26.59.1 (October 2006)](<a href='http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/works-of-art/26.59.1 ) >1. "Ancient Greece, 1000 B.C.–1 A.D.". In Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2000–. </a>Art made during the classical period was most likely made of gold, bronze, silver, marble, or terracotta. Gold was used for jewelry and sometimes statues. Marble, bronze, and silver was used to make statues. Terracotta was used to make decorative vases and bowls. These materials were some of the first mediums used for making art. -
Jan 1, 1400
Medieval Period
[“Middle Ages.” Art Lex Art Dictionary. 1996-2010. ](<a href='' >Gerona Bible Master . 2010. Photograph. Art LexWeb. 17 May 2013. <http://www.artlex.com/ArtLex/m/middleages.html >.</a>)Art in the medieval period was most likely made of tempera, vellum, gold, oil, and panel of wood or paper. These materials were used for paintings and illustrations. Vellum and panel was used as the canvas. Oil and tempera was the paints they used. Gold was used in the paint. Tempera is a paint we still use today. -
Jan 1, 1500
Renaissance
<a href='' >2. “Images of Renaissance Art: Italian Painting.” Hanover College History Department. </a>Parchment, gouache, watercolor, chalk, and oil were used during the Renaissance. Engraving was a method used during this time. There were some prints, but they were very rare. Parchment is a type of paper. It was used as a canvas. Parchment is still used today. -
Exploration Period
[Voorhies, James. "Europe and the Age of Exploration". In Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2000–. ](h )Oil, ivory, woodcut, brass,velvet, and steel were the materials used for art during the exploration period. Velvet and straw were materials used in decorative clothing. Some maps were woodcut. Some clocks were made from brass and steel. Ivory is made from the tusks of animals like elephants. Ivory is a new material that had not been used before, and if it was it was rare. -
Revolutionary Period
<a href='' >Gontar, Cybele. "Neoclassicism". In Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2000–.</a>During the revolutionary period art was made using watercolor, oil, plaster, marble, and engraving. Plaster and marble was used to make statues. Watercolor and oil are types of paint. Engraving was a technique used. Engraving is the act of carving something carefully into a hard object. -
World War I and World War II
1. Parenteau, Carol. “10 Modern Art Movements 1900-1945.” Prezi. 2013. In WWI and WWII art was drawn with pen, colored with ink, printed, or painted using oil or watercolor. Watercolor and oil have been around for a while and is still used today. Using ink for art was a new technique. Printing was very rare before WWI. This is where printing became a bigger part of art. -
Cold War
<a href='' >"Great Britain and Ireland, 1900 A.D.–present". In Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2000–.</a>During the Cold War art was mostly propaganda posters. The art that wasn’t propaganda posters was things made of steel or bronze, engraving, stoneware, ground etching, and colored rayon. Rayon is a typed of fabric that can be dyed to create artwork. Steel or bronze was used for statues. Stoneware is decorative bowls and plates. -
Now
Amirjalali, Amirhossein. Untitled. 2011. Photograph. Art Of DayWeb. 16 May 2013. Art today is made from just about everything. There is art made from trash. There is art made using digital programs. We have learned new techniques. We still use everything our ancestors did, but now we have more advanced technology and the ability to create almost anything.
