Prehistoric Art- refers to all art that was created before cultures had developed

more complex forms of expression and communication such as a written language

Ancient Mesopotamian Art -The art of Mesopotamia has survived in the

record from early hunter-gatherer societies (8th millennium BC) on to the Bronze
Age cultures of the Sumerian, Akkadian, Babylonian and Assyrian empires. These
empires were later replaced in the Iron Age by the Neo-Assyrian and Neo-Babylonian
empires. Widely considered to be the cradle of civilization, Mesopotamia brought
significant cultural developments, including the oldest examples of writing
Ancient Greek Art -Ancient Greek art stands out among that of other ancient
cultures for its development of naturalistic but idealized depictions of the human body,
in which largely nude male figures were generally the focus of innovation.

Ancient Roman Art -Roman art may be defined as sculptures, paintings, and mosaics
which depict not only mythological and religious themes but also everyday life and people.
Early Christian Art -Early Christian art and architecture or Paleochristian art is the
art produced by Christians or under Christian patronage from the earliest period of
Christianity to, depending on the definition used, sometime between 260 and 525. In
practice, identifiably Christian art only survives from the 2nd century onwards

Byzantine Art -Art produced during the Middle Ages by the Byzantine Empire, or
Eastern Roman Empire, spanning the fourth to the fifteenth century. The style is defined
by devotional, Christian subjects depicted in angular forms with sharp contours,
flattened colour and gold decoration.
Medieval Art -Medieval art” applies to various media, including sculpture,
illuminated manuscripts, tapestries, stained glass, metalwork, and mosaics.

Romanesque Art -Romanesque art is the art of Europe from approximately 1000
AD to the rise of the Gothic style in the 12th century, or later depending on region. The
preceding period is known as the Pre-Romanesque period.

Gothic Art -Gothic art was a style of medieval art that developed in Northern France out of
Romanesque art in the 12th century AD, led by the concurrent development of Gothic architecture. It
spread to all of Western Europe, and much of Northern, Southern and Central Europe, never quite
effacing more classical styles in Italy.
Renaissance Art -Renaissance art is marked by a gradual shift from the abstract
forms of the medieval period to the representational forms of the 15th century.

Mannerist Art -Mannerist is a sixteenth century style of art and design characterised
by artificiality, elegance and sensuous distortion of the human figure
Baroque Art -The term Baroque, derived from the Portuguese 'barocco' meaning
'irregular pearl or stone', refers to a cultural and art movement that characterized
Europe from the early seventeenth to mid-eighteenth century.

Rococo Art -Rococo is a style of short curves, scrolls and counter curves, often
elaborated with fantasy. In fine art, Rococo prettiness, gaiety, curvaceousness and
sensuality is exemplified in the work of François Boucher, Jean-Honoré Fragonard and
Jean-Antoine Watteau and in the sculpture of Clodion.
Neoclassical Art -Neoclassicism in the arts is an aesthetic attitude based on the art
of Greece and Rome in antiquity, which invokes harmony, clarity, restraint, universality,
and idealism.

Early 19th Century Art

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Late 19 Century Art -The art movements of the period included, Realism, Impre
ssionism, Post impressionism, Art Noveau, Symbolism, and Early Photography

Early 20th Century -Early 20th century art began with Expressionistic art, which was best
described as non-representational. Expressionism gave rise to subsequent movements, particularly
Cubism. Artists like Pablo Picasso and Braque pioneered the movement and inspired abstract artists
of the future

Late 20th Century Art -This was a time of movements such as Abstract
Expressionism, Color Field, Minimalism Photo Realism, Pop Art, Environmentalism,
Feminism, Performance Art, Conceptual, and Post Modern Art.