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Jul 1, 1000
Romanesque Art Period (1000 - 1150 B.C) ( Cathedral of Lisbon)
<a href='http://http://www.medieval-life-and-times.info/medieval-art/romanesque-art.htm' Movement</a>Romanesque art was created primarily for the Catholic church. Romanesque Art was characterised by religious Christian themes in the form of illuminated manuscripts, mosaics and fresco paintings in churches, brightly coloured staned glass windows, and illuminated manuscripts. -
Period: Jul 1, 1000 to
Western Art History Timeline
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Jul 1, 1150
Gothic Art Movement (Notre-Dame Cathedral) (1150-1200)
The Gothic Art movement was led by the Catholics. "There was no such thing then as art for art's sake. It was art for religion's sake." Architecture was prominant, and was built to stretch tall towards the sky as if to touch God. Gothic Architecture was also known for its illuminated manuscripts and stained glass. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gothic_art -
Jul 1, 1400
Early Renaissance (1400-1450) (Paolo Uccello - "San Romano Battle")
Early Renaissance The Early Renaissance was the period of artistic development in Italy when art broke away from the rigid Byzantine and Gothic traditions to develop a more naturalistic approach to drawing and the organization of figures within a landscape. -
Jul 1, 1480
High Renaissance (c.1480-1520) (Leonardo DaVinci - Mona Lisa)
High Renaissance The High Renaissance was a high point of creative genius, creating balance and harmony. -
Jul 1, 1520
Mannerism (c 1520-1580) (Parmigianino - "Madonna With The Long Neck")
Mannerism A period of over-styalized work, which began between the High Renaissance and Baroque. Mannerism is emotional, elongated and overly styalized -
Baroque (c 1600-1700) ( Palma Giovan- Virgin and Child with Saints)
Baroque was a long movement with many artists, and catered to the tensions between Protestants and Roman Catholics.
Baroque included techniques of dramatic illumination of figures out of deep shadow http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/glo/baroque/ -
Rococo ( c 1700-1775) (J.H.Fragonard, The Swing, c.1767)
Rococo was a light and whimsical style that embellished the interior decorating of palaces, with swirls, scrolls and whimsical, light paintings. Rococo evolved from Baroque from its hard lines and boldness. http://www.huntfor.com/arthistory/c17th-mid19th/rococo.htm -
Neoclassicism (c 1765-1850) (Jacques-Louis David - The Oath of the Horatii)
Neoclassicism was influenced by the early Greek and Roman art, however had strong political themes, demonstrating the seriousness of the time. http://www.artsz.org/neoclassicism-art/ -
Romanticism (c 1765-1850) (J M W Turner - The Fighting Temeraire, 1839)
Romanticism valued the expression of emotion, and achieved this through spectacular painting technique, often in theme of historic or comtemporary issues. http://academic.brooklyn.cuny.edu/english/melani/cs6/rom.html -
Realism (c 1840-1880) ( Gustave Courbet - Apples and a Pomegranate, 1871)
Realism was a French style of painting which reflected man in their real sourroundings, imperfections and all. Realism also focused on Social Issues. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Realism_(arts) -
Impressionism (c 1870-1890) (Claude Monet - Rouen Cathedral - in full sunlight 1893/4)
Impressionism is a French painting movement that focused on the reflection of light on the subject matter and how weather effected the illumination. The style was short brushstrokes and texture. -
Post Impressionism (c 1885-1905) (Stary Night - Vincent van Gogh)
Post Impressionism was a rebel against the limitation of Impressionism. The bright colour and texture was a big influence on later movements. http://www.artmovements.co.uk/postimpressionism.htm -
Fauvism (c 1905-10) (Henri Matisse - The Open Window, Collioure, 1905)
Bright and bold styalization that began in France by artists Derain and Matisse. The bold colours symboliezed emotions of the painted instead of describing what the subject looked like. http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/tl/20th/fauvism.html -
Expressionism (c 1905-1925) ( Ernst Ludwig Kirchner - The Red Tower at Halle, 1915)
Expressionism is a style of art that is charged with an emotional or spiritual vision of the world. It derives inspiration from Gothic and Primitive art periods. http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/tl/20th/expressionism.html -
Abstract Art - (1907-Present) (Kazimir Malevich- Black Square, c. 1913)
The word "Abstract" means 'abstract' means to withdraw part of something in order to consider it separately. Abstract art focuses more on line, shape, tone, pattern, texture, or form. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abstract_art -
Cubism ( c 1907-1915) (Pablo Picasso - Ambroise Vollard, 1915)
Cubist paintings ignore the traditions of perspective drawing and show many views of a subject at one time. Cubism was a breakaway from traditional Wester Art. http://www.artlex.com/ArtLex/c/cubism.html
