Illustrated timeline

  • 40,000 BCE

    Lion man, Paleolithic period, 40000~35000 BCE

    Lion man, Paleolithic period, 40000~35000 BCE
    Incredible work that shows since the ancient time, people already have an idea about the myth.
  • 31,000 BCE

    Replica of Paintings in the Chauvet Cave, Paleolithic Period ,31,000 years old

    Replica of Paintings in the Chauvet Cave, Paleolithic Period ,31,000 years old
    Pretty amazing art work which not just shows the ancient creature seems like and also help us to understand what the ancient people might need to fight for or live with in order to survive.
  • 24,000 BCE

    Woman from Willendorf, Paleolithic Period, 24,000 BCE

    Woman from Willendorf, Paleolithic Period,  24,000 BCE
    Shows the ancient value of woman
  • 3517 BCE

    Reconstruction of the Anu Ziggurat and White Temple, Uruk, Ancient Mesopotamia period ,3517-3358 B.C.E.

    Reconstruction of the Anu Ziggurat and White Temple, Uruk, Ancient Mesopotamia period ,3517-3358 B.C.E.
    This kind of structure shows that during that period, people already believe in god and have their own religion. Also, it also shows that the ancient people's building tech-knowledge already have its own high during that time.
  • 3000 BCE

    Cuneiform Script, Ancient Mesopotamia,3000 BC

    Cuneiform Script, Ancient Mesopotamia,3000 BC
    This is the letter which sent by the high-priest Luenna to the king of Lagash to inform that his son is death in combat. Cuneiform Script is important because it is the first organized writing system that developed in the ancient period.
  • 3000 BCE

    Warka Vese, Ancient Mesopotamia ,3300–3000 BCE

    Warka Vese, Ancient Mesopotamia ,3300–3000 BCE
    This vese is used to record the story during that time. This kind of antique let us are able to know what the society system or their life during the Mesopotamia period.
  • 2450 BCE

    Ti Watching a Hippopotamus Hunt, Ancient Egypt Old Kingdom Period , 2450–2325 BCE

    Ti Watching a Hippopotamus Hunt, Ancient Egypt Old Kingdom Period , 2450–2325 BCE
    This art work shows the old kingdom period's art style and how the showing someone is important in a single painting.
  • 1473 BCE

    Kneeling figure of Hatshepsut, Ancient Egypt New kingdom period, 1473–1458 BCE

    Kneeling figure of Hatshepsut, Ancient Egypt New kingdom period, 1473–1458 BCE
    Hatshepsut is the longest female Pharaoh during ancient Egypt. She not only open the new market for Egypt's trading, but also build a huge temple which known as Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut. This structure shows that female still has the power as the male.
  • 1285 BCE

    Judgment of Hunefer before Osiris, Ancient Egypt New Kingdom period, 1285 BCE

    Judgment of Hunefer before Osiris, Ancient Egypt New Kingdom period, 1285 BCE
    This painting shows the Egyptian attitude toward the death, they believe in that they will be judge when they are death, and there will be a possible for them to revive, so they made their body become mummy when they dead.
  • 460 BCE

    The Artemision Bronze, either Poseidon or Zeus, Ancient Greek, 460 BC,

    The Artemision Bronze, either Poseidon or Zeus, Ancient Greek, 460 BC,
  • 400 BCE

    The theatre of Epidauros, Ancient Greek ,4th century BC

    The theatre of Epidauros, Ancient Greek ,4th century BC
  • 130 BCE

    The Venus de Milo, Alexandros of Antioch, Ancient Greek, 130-100 BC

    The Venus de Milo,  Alexandros of Antioch, Ancient Greek, 130-100 BC
  • 30 BCE

    Villa of Livia, Ancient Roman, 30-20 B.C.E.

    Villa of Livia, Ancient Roman, 30-20 B.C.E.
  • 5 BCE

    Capitoline Wolf, Ancient Roman, 5th century B.C.E. or medieval

    Capitoline Wolf, Ancient Roman, 5th century B.C.E. or medieval
  • 14

    Augustus of Primaporta,Ancient Roman, AD 14 — AD 37.

    Augustus of Primaporta,Ancient Roman, AD 14 — AD 37.
  • 1050

    Church of Sainte‐Foy, Romanesque, 1050–1130

    Church of Sainte‐Foy, Romanesque, 1050–1130
  • 1093

    Durham Cathedral on the River Wear, Romanesque, Norman construction founded 1093

    Durham Cathedral on the River Wear, Romanesque, Norman construction founded 1093
  • 1150

    Enthroned Virgin and Child, Romanesque, 1150-1200,

    Enthroned Virgin and Child, Romanesque, 1150-1200,
  • 1300

    Seated Figure,African, terracotta, 13th century

    Seated Figure,African, terracotta, 13th century
  • 1324

    The Virgin of Jeanne d’Evreux, Gothic, 1324-39

    The Virgin of Jeanne d’Evreux, Gothic, 1324-39
  • 1472

    Apollo and Diana, LUCAS CRANACH THE ELDER, Renaissance,1472-1553

    Apollo and Diana, LUCAS CRANACH THE ELDER, Renaissance,1472-1553
  • 1511

    The Creation of Adam, Michelangelo, Renaissance, 1511

    The Creation of Adam, Michelangelo, Renaissance, 1511
  • 1511

    The Birth of Venus, Sandro Botticelli, Renaissance, 1485.

    The Birth of Venus, Sandro Botticelli, Renaissance, 1485.
  • 1550

    Equestrian Oba and Attendants,African, 1550-1680

    Equestrian Oba and Attendants,African, 1550-1680
  • David di Bernini, Gianlorenzo Bernini,Southern Baroque, 1598-1680

    David di Bernini, Gianlorenzo Bernini,Southern Baroque, 1598-1680
  • Judith Beheading Holofernes, Caravaggio, Southern Baroque, 1598-1599

    Judith Beheading Holofernes, Caravaggio, Southern Baroque, 1598-1599
  • The Calling of St. Matthew, Caravaggio, Southern Baroque, 1599–1600

    The Calling of St. Matthew, Caravaggio, Southern Baroque, 1599–1600
  • Figurative Harp (Domu), African,19th-20th

    Figurative Harp (Domu), African,19th-20th