Highlights on this Topic
Highlights on this Topic
Chronological summary of major movements, styles, periods and artists that have contributed to the evolution and development of visual art.
STONE AGE ART (c. 2,500,000 - 3,000 BCE)
BRONZE AGE ART (3,000 - 1200 BCE)
Egyptian - Sumerian - Persian - Minoan - Bronze Age Metalwork
Mycenean - Ancient Greek Art - Etruscan - Celtic Art - Roman Art
Byzantine Art - Irish Early Christian Art
Romanesque Art (Carolingian, Ottonian) - Gothic
POST RENAISSANCE ART (c.1600-1850)
Baroque - Rococo - Neoclassicism - Romanticism - Realism
Impressionism - Post Impressionism - Colourism: Fauvism
19th Century/Early 20th Century Sculpture - Expressionism
Design: Art Nouveau/Bauhaus/Art Deco - Cubism - Surrealism
Early 20th Century American Art - Abstract Expressionism
Pop Art - Mid-20th Century Sculpture
CONTEMPORARY ART (c.1970-present)