Art & Design has changed and evolved throughout the ages, here are some of the main periods and movements of Art & Design.
Our subject is so vast that you will find some of movements of Art branch off into smaller ones, for example Neo-Impressionism is a branch of Post-Impressionism.
having the characteristic of an art movement — for example Classical, Realist, Impressionist, Post-Impressionist, Expressionist, Futurist, Cubist, Colourist, Surrealist, Pop Art, Photorealism — the way this is evident in the work
description of style — for example painterly, realistic, graphic, expressive, experimental, geometric, abstract
effect on mood and atmosphere
effect on visual impact
Medieval Art
(500-1400)
Renaissance
(1490-1530)
Baroque Art
(1600-1750)
Rococo
(1720-1760)
Romanticism
(1750-1850)
Realism
(1840-1900)
Arts & Crafts
(1850-1915)
Impressionism
(1870-1900)
Post-Impressionism
(1880-1900)
Art Nouveau
(1880-1914)
Fauvism
(1900-1910)
Expressionism
(1900-1930)
Cubism
(1905-1920)
Futurism
(1909-1940)
Art Deco
(1910-1940)
Bauhaus
(1920-1934)
Surrealism
(1920-1940)
Pop Art
(1950-1960)
Minimalism
(1950-1960)
Memphis
(1980-1988)
Photorealism
(contemporary)