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The period in the Paleolithic Era, where modern humans emerged and the practice of art began, around 35,000 years ago
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Venus of Willendorf. The evidence of "portable art" which is the early signs of sculptures that these prehistoric beings created
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1000-300 BCE Period after the Egyptians which became a basis for future generations of art to come.
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Mainly made during the Archaic period where pottery became more of an art statement.
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Development of the human body in sculpture, inspired by the later Egyptian art. These sculptures were made to show the perfection that the human body should be.
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After the Archaic period, the anatomy of the human body (especially males), became a large focus in the classical period.
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The Doric, Ionic and the Corinthian
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300-400 BCE Heavily inspired by greek art and architecture
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Complete in Vatican City, Rome. Was a symbol of how Roman Architecture influenced the Catholic Church
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450-1450 AD It was the turning point of a new style of Art involving religious standards since Christianity stopped being banned at the start of the 400's
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(1140-1500 AD) Exclusively religions Art in the expression of architecture (gothic Cathedrals)
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(1400-1530 AD) A turning point for art; Expressed the importance of humanism and developing new artistic mediums and styles
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(1400-1490 AD) Famous artists including Masaccio and Donatello. This marked the new style developments in art and sculptures.
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A revolutionary new way of painting using oils instead of tempera. Increased lifespan of paintings and vivid colors. Started with Jan Van Eyck
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(1490-1530 AD) The period of Raphael and Michelangelo. The famous paintings of the Sistine Chapel were accomplished during this period.
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Style of art in which the artwork is cut into wood, then inked and pressed down on paper to reveal the finished piece.
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The first masterpiece created in the High Renaissance Era, painted by Leonardo Di Vinci
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Created by Michelangelo, marking the highpoint of Italian Renaissance sculpture
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Painted by Leonardo DiVinci, one of the most questioned and analyzed paintings in the world.
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The first step completed in the Sistine Chapel ceiling, painted by Michelangelo
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The final piece commissioned for Michelangelo to finish in the Sistine Chapel.
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(1600-1700) Art that was very dramatic and exaggerated in style to express drama and tension
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A very whimsical approach to art that broke up the intensity of the Baroque Era
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Inspired by the Greek and Roman art, Neoclassicism looked down upon the prettiness of the Rococo era, and wanted to bring back the history of art in the beginning times of Greece
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Commissioned by Catherine the Great to be one of the greatest art galleries in the world, consisting of 3 million works of art.
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A teaching school of a wide range of art for young artists.
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One of the greatest art museums in France, housing the Mona Lisa and many other famous works of art.
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Emphasis of emotions and intellect from the painter to his/her audience.
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The beginning of photography, Joseph Nicephore Niepce produced on a pewter plate after an exposure time of eight hours
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Created by Louis Daguerre, Niepce's collaborator. Using a method of sensitizing a polished copper plate coated with silver, with iodine vapour, expose it in the camera, develop it with mercury vapour, and fix the resulting image with a common salt solution.
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From landscape painting to portraits, this era incorporated very royal subjects of the time of Queen Victoria
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(1850-present) A new type of art form that focused on the everyday worker and the environment people live to impact the audience.
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A highpoint of French painting. A style of art that sought to capture fleeting moments.These artists specialized in landscapes and genre scenes such as ballet.
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Simular to realism, is a true-to-life style which involves the representation or depiction of nature (including people) with the least possible distortion or interpretation
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Built in Paris to commemorate the centenary of the French Revolution, built by Gustave Eiffel
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A new era, during which artists sought to progress beyond the narrow imitative style of Impressionism.
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"Non-objective art". It is a detachment from reality.
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Invented by Pablo Picasso, it is a radical redefining of nature and scope of fine art and creating new representations of reality.
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Subconscious creativity and dreamlike realities played a major role in accomplishing this style.
