Beauty Timeline - Juan Carlos Fong López

  • The Discophoros
    420 BCE

    The Discophoros

    Discipline - Art History
    It's a bronze sculpture, the work of the classical Greek sculptor who created the Droyphoros and the Diadumenos.
  • The Frogs
    405 BCE

    The Frogs

    Discipline - Literature The Frogs is a comedy written by the Greek playwright Aristophanes. It was performed at the Lenaia, one of the festivals of Dionysus.
  • Platon's Theory Beauty
    340 BCE

    Platon's Theory Beauty

    Discipline - Philosophy
    For Platon, beauty is substantially dynamic and envisages beauty as something trembling or in internal motion.
  • Theatre of Epidaurus
    300 BCE

    Theatre of Epidaurus

    Discipline - Theatre
    Built in honor of the Greek god of healing, Asclepius, the theater was an integral part of the sanctuary of Epidaurus, a renowned center of medicine and worship.
  • The Pergamon Altar
    177 BCE

    The Pergamon Altar

    Discipline - Theatre Was a monumental construction built during the reign of the Ancient Greek King Eumenes II of the Pergamon Empire in the first half of the 2nd century BC on one of the terraces of the acropolis of Pergamon in Asia Minor
  • Roman Mosaics
    100 BCE

    Roman Mosaics

    Discipline - History
    Depicted mythological scenes, marine motifs and geometric patterns.
  • The Tower of Winds
    50 BCE

    The Tower of Winds

    Discipline - Architecture
    The Tower of the Winds is an octagonal tower-like building located in the Roman Agora of Athens. It is a horologion, or clock; an ancient tower that served as a weathervane, sundial, and water clock. It is located in the Aerides district of Athens.
  • Clair de Lune

    Clair de Lune

    Discipline - Music
    Clair de Lune by the French composer Claude Debussy. It's origins are complex and fascinating, combining influences from poetry, the music and Impressionism.
  • The Picture of Dorian Gray

    The Picture of Dorian Gray

    Discipline - Literature
    The Picture of Dorian Gray is a 1945 American supernatural horror-drama film based on Oscar Wilde's 1890 novel The Picture of Dorian Gray.
  • Chrysler Building NYC

    Chrysler Building NYC

    Discipline - Architecture
    It is an art deco style skyscraper located at the intersection of 42nd Street and Lexington Avenue, in the East Side of Midtown Manhattan, New York, in the Turtle Bay neighborhood. It was dedicated to world commerce and industry. The tallest building in the world when completed in 1930.
  • The Blue Marble

    The Blue Marble

    Discipline - Photography
    The Blue Marble is a photograph of Earth taken on December 7, 1972, by Harrison Schmitt aboard the Apollo 17 spacecraft on its way to the Moon.
  • Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen

    Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen

    Discipline - Music
    Is a song by the British band Queen. The song tell of a suicidal murderer haunted by demons, depicts events just preceding an execution, describes a young man who's sold his soul to the devil. Others say Freddie wrote the lyrics to fit with the music, and had no intended meaning.
  • Afghan Girl

    Afghan Girl

    Discipline - Photography The Afghan girl is a 1984 photographic portrait of Sharbat Gula, also known as Sharbat Gula, taken by photojournalist Steve McCurry.
  • Cinema Paradiso

    Cinema Paradiso

    Discipline - Film
    It is a love story: like something out of a movie, about a young man for a young woman, and about the love inherent in a life-changing friendship. Salvatore is a boy from a small Italian village, where the only pastime is going to the movies.
  • Wonderwall - Oasis

    Wonderwall - Oasis

    Discipline - Music Wonderwall is a song by Oasis from the album Morning Glory in 1995. The meaning of Wonderwall is a person you idealize, who becomes your emotional refuge.