Art History Timeline

ART HISTORY TIMELINE

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Prehistoric Cave Art 30,000 bce -2500 BCE

Virtual Tour of the Lascaux Caves in France

LascauxThe discovery of the monumental Lascaux cave in 1940 brought with it a new era in our knowledge of both prehistoric art and human origins. Today, the cave continues to feed our collective imagination and to profoundly move new generations of visitors from around the world.

Ancient Mesopotamian & Egyptian Art 3,500 BCE-30 CE

Ancient Greek and Roman Art 850 ce -476 CE

Augustus von Prima Porta (20-17 v. Chr.), aus der Villa Livia in Prima Porta, 1863

Byzantine and Medieval Art 476 ce-1400 CE

Renaissance / MaNNerism Art 1400 to 1580

Baroque/Rococ/NeoClassical Art 1600 to 1860

19th Century Art 1800 to 1900

Romanticism, Realism, Impressionism and Post Impressionism

20th Century Art 1900 to 2000

Fauvism, Cubism, Dada, Surrealism, Expressionism, Pop Art and Op Art

Marilyn Diptych 1962 Andy Warhol 1928-1987 Purchased 1980 http://www.tate.org.uk/art/work/T03093

Contemporary Art (Present)

Appropriation of art and objects and issues of society.

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