Annotated Mona Lisa Timeline

A Crash Course in Art History Yr. 1

(This is an example page of what the completed timeline should look like)

TimelineArt MovementDescriptionArtists & Examples

25,000 - 3500 B. C.

Prehistoric:TheBeginning

1.sculpture -bone, ivory,stone, antlers2.caves -pictures ofbison, deer,horses, cattle,mammoths,boars3.Stonehenge -worship of thesun or mooncave painting atLascaux, France3500 - 650 B.C.

Mesopotamia:TheArchitects

1.Mesopotamians- sun driedbricks2.Palace ofSargon II - 25acres, 200rooms, ziggurattempleBruegel the Elder,Tower of Babel 15632610 - 1350 B. C.

Egypt:The Art of Immortality

1.paintings -formulaic,front view eyeand shoulders ,profile view ofhead, arms andlegs2.statues -granite anddiorite. Frontalandbisymmetricalpose.

Tutankhamen'stomb - gold wasprevailingdecoratingmotifMask of KingTutankhamen

Annotated Mona Lisa Timeline

A Crash Course in Art History Yr. 1

TimelineArt MovementDescriptionArtists & ExamplesPrehistoric:TheBeginningMesopotamia:TheArchitectsEgypt:The Art of ImmortalityThis art history timeline is to be used in conjunction with the readings in theAnnotatedMona Lisa. This timeline will take you into about 100 pages of the book and should becompleted in one year.It can be completed in one semester if more time is dedicated toart history.How to use this timeline:1.Enter the dates into the Timeline.2.Outline a few key points from the art movement that you read about under theDescription section.3.Write the name of the artist under the example picture given.Also, add otherartists that interest you from this time period.© 2010 Brenda Sain http://www.thetiethatbindsus.com

TimelineArt MovementDescriptionArtists & ExamplesGreece:TheyInvented a Lot MoreThan the OlympicsRome:TheOrganizersPre-Columbian Art of the AmericasAfrican Art:TheFirst Cubists© 2010 Brenda Sain http://www.thetiethatbindsus.com