Paul Vincent Mazo

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TIMELINE OF ART HISTORY

ART PERIOD/ TIME FRAME PLACE OF ORIGIN CHARACTERISTICS OF ART FAMOUS ARTISTS
MOVEMENT (YEARS) STYLES
Medieval Art 500–1400 Europe Defining of iconography, Donatello, Giotto, Leon
Christian subject matter, Battista Alberti, Cimabue,
elaborate patterns and Filippo Brunelleschi, Fra
decoration, bright colors, the use Angelico and Lorenzo
of precious metals, gems, and Ghiberti.
other luxurious materials, stylized
figures, and social status.
Renaissance Art 1400–1600 Greece and Rome Leonardo De Vinci and
Positive willingness to learn and Michelangelo
explore and Faith in the nobility of
man- Humanism.

Mannerism 1527–1580 Florence and Rome Mannerist painting tends to be El Greco and Tinoretto
more artificial and less naturalistic
Baroque 1600–1750 Italy Baroque are grandeur, sensuous Rembrandtt and Nicolas
richness, drama, dynamism, Pousinn
movement, tension, emotional
exuberance, and a tendency to
blur distinctions between the
various arts.
Rococo 1699–1780 France Rococo style is characterized by Francois Boucher and
elaborate ornamentation, Geovanni Batista
asymmetrical values, pastel color
palette, and curved or serpentine
lines. Rococo art works often
depict themes of love, classical
myths, youth, and playfulness
Neoclassicism 1750–1850 Greece and Rome The characteristics of Antonio Canova
Neoclassical art include a
concentration on Greek and
Roman mythology and history for
subjects, a priortization of the
heroic male nude, somewhat
dramatic lighting, and a rather
clean style, with hard edges and
bright primary colors in painting
and smooth, highly polished
marble in sculpture.
Romanticism 1780–1850 Rome Romantic art focused on William Blake
emotions, feelings, and moods of
all kinds including spirituality,
imagination, mystery, and fervor.
The subject matter varied widely
including landscapes, religion,
revolution, and peaceful beauty.
Realism 1848–1900 France Favourite subject matter for Gustave Courbet
Realist artists included: genre
scenes of rural and urban working
class life, scenes of street-life,
cafes and night clubs, as well as
increasing frankness in the
treatment of the body, nudity and
sensual subjects.
Art Nouveau 1890–1910 Germany and Italy ● Asymmetrical shapes. Alphonse Mucha
● Extensive use of arches
and curved forms.
● Curved glass.
● Curving, plant-like
embellishments.
● Mosaics.
● Stained glass.
● Japanese motifs.
 Impressionism 1865–1885 France Impressionist painting Claude Monet
characteristics include relatively
small, thin, yet visible brush
strokes, open composition,
emphasis on accurate depiction of
light in its changing qualities
Post-Impressionism 1885–1910 France Post-Impressionists extended Vincent van Gogh
Impressionism while rejecting its
limitations: they continued using
vivid colours, often thick
application of paint, and real-life
subject matter, but were more
inclined to emphasize geometric
forms, distort form for expressive
effect, and use unnatural or
arbitrary colour.
Fauvism 1900–1935 France it has a radical use of unnatural Henri Matisse
colors that separated color from
its usual representational and
realistic role, giving new,
emotional meaning to the colors.
Expressionism 1905–1920 Berlin Expressionist art tried to convey Edvard Munch
emotion and meaning rather than
reality. Each artist had their own
unique way of "expressing" their
emotions in their art. In order to
express emotion, the subjects are
often distorted or exaggerated. At
the same time colors are often
vivid and shocking.
Cubism 1907–1914 Europe The main characteristics of Pablo Picasso
Synthetic Cubism were the use of
mixed media and collage and the
creation of a flatter space than
with analytical cubism. Other
characteristics were greater use
 of color and greater interest in
decorative effects.
Surrealism 1916–1950 France, Belgium ● Dream-like scenes and Salvador Dalí
symbolic images.
● Unexpected, illogical
juxtapositions.
● Bizarre assemblages of
ordinary objects.
● Automatism and a spirit of
spontaneity.
● Games and techniques to
create random effects.
● Personal iconography.
● Visual puns.

Abstract 1940s–1950s New York In many paintings under the Jackson Pollock
Expressionism movement of Abstract
Expressionism an expression of
reality is expressed in a non-
representational statement with
line, colour and size as well as the
aggressive mingling of colours,
shapes and forms that creates a
painting of pure thought and
emotion.

Pop Art 1950s–1960s Great Britain Recognizable imagery: Pop art Andy Warhol
utilized images and icons from
popular media and products
Arte Povera 1960s Italy Arte povera means literally 'poor Michelangelo Pistoletto
art' but the word poor here refers
to the movement's signature
exploration of a wide range of
materials beyond the traditional
ones of oil paint on canvas,
 bronze, or carved marble.
Materials used by the artists
included soil, rags and twigs.
Minimalism 1960s–1970s New York Important characteristics of Donald Judd
Minimalism include the repetition
of simple geometric forms, like
lines or squares. Early works
tended to be monochromatic, or a
limited palette of one or a few
closely related colors. Many
minimalist works are hard-edged,
with clear, precise transitions
between areas of color.
Conceptual Art 1960s–1970s France Conceptual Art is all about "ideas Marcel Duchamp
and meanings" rather than "works
of art" and It is characterized by
its use of text, as well as imagery,
along with a variety of ephemeral,
typically everyday materials and
"found objects".
Contemporary Art 1970–present -------- Its works are original, artistic and Gerhard Richter
leave the mark of the author who
makes them.