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40,000 BCE
Cave Art
Cave art was used to depict many things. It was used to depict animals they were going to hunt, different things they saw and other things. -
37,000 BCE
Prehistoric Venus Figurines
These figurines are descriptions of women during the Stone Age and was created during the Aurignacian or Gravettian cultures. The figurines are usually made of bone, ivory, wood, or ceramic clays. -
14,300 BCE
Amur River Pottery
This ancient pottery originated in Europe. It's true home is Asia. All pots were handmade and fired from bonfiresat about 450 degrees Celsius. -
750 BCE
The Greek Alphabet
The greek alphabet came from the earlier Phoenician alphabet and has been used to write the greek alphabet since the 8th century. The greek alphabet has 24 letters starting with alpha and ending with omega. -
447 BCE
Greek Parthenon
At this time, Parthenon was built by the Greeks. It is the largest temple in Acropolis. Parthenon was primarily used for a treasury by the Greeks. The building was dedicated to the cities patron goddess. -
438 BCE
The New Parthenon
At this time, the new Parthenon temple was constructed with doric and iconic elements that were added to the Parthenon temple. -
150 BCE
Venus de Milo
The Venus de Milo is one of ancient Greece famous sculptures of Aphrodite. The statue is made of marble and the artist who made the sculpture is Alexandros of Antioch. -
27 BCE
Roman Arcitecture
During the Roman Empire,some building techniques they used were the arch, dome, and the vault. These techniques were inspired by ancient Greece. The development of the dome made ceilings, and roofing for large buildings. -
9 BCE
The "Ara Pacis Augustae"
The Ara Pacis Augustae is an altar that was used for sacrificing people on. The name of the altar is latin for "Altar of Augustan Peace". -
Nov 30, 800
Carolingian Art
The Carolingian art comes from the Frankish empire during the reign of Charlemagne. The empire lasted about 120 years from 780-900. This piece of art was made for the court and a group of important monasteries. -
Nov 30, 1000
Medieval Book Painting
During the middle ages, manuscript illustration was very important to the study of fine art painting during that time. The small size of these manuscripts were stored away from the light and the manuscripts were preserved well for a very long time. -
Nov 30, 1029
Kandariya Mahadeva Temple
The Kandariya Mahadeva temple was built between 1017 and 1029. The temple is about 6,500 square feet and about 117 feet tall. The temple faces east and is built on a platform. The temple was dedicated to the Hindu Deity Shiva, who is the supreme god of Shivaism and is located in the Madhya Pradesh region in India. -
Nov 30, 1075
The Bayeux Tapestry
The Bayeux Tapestry is possibly is the best known textile work in the history of art according to art historians. This tapestry portrays events that happened during the Norman Conquest of England. The tapestry consists of woven linen that depicts two people. Those people are King Harold of England and Duke William of Normandy and King Harold is visiting France and ends up with English soldiers on a battlefield on Hastings. -
Nov 30, 1368
Ming Dynasty Art
In the Ming Dynasty, ceramic art became a world famous unique quality of art for the Ming Dynasty. It's ceramics consisted of white porcelain with cobalt blue paint and sea-green celadon glazed stoneware. These types of art were exported around the world, but mostly around Europe, the Middle East, Japan, and Southeast Asia. This image of Ming Dynasty pottery depicts a fish with vegetation around it with a white background and a glaze over the painting to preserve the quality of the piece. -
Nov 30, 1440
Printing Press
The printing press was invented by Johannes Gutenberg . The printing press was a device to add pressure to an inked surface that is resting on paper or something that can help transfer the ink to create an image. -
Nov 30, 1473
The Sistine Chapel Frescoes
The Sistine Chapel was built between 1473 and 1481. It was designed by Baccio Pontelli for Pope Sixtus IV. The Pope wanted the building made that would house the palace chapel and to also serve as a Vatican fortress. Michelanglo Buonarroti painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. -
Nov 30, 1503
The Mona Lisa
The Mona Lisa was painted by Leonardo Da Vinci during the High Renaissance period of portrait art. The painting is in an exhibit in the Louvre Museum in Paris. The painting depicts a woman that has a subtle smirk with what looks like a lake or a river with trees and hills in the background of the painting. -
Nov 30, 1541
The Last Judgement
The Last Judgement was painted by Michelangelo in the Sistine Chapel. It was painted on the altar wall in the chapel. The painting depicts the second coming of jesus christ and the final and eternal judgement by God of all humanity. -
Rape of the Sabine Women
This piece is made from one piece of stone by Giambologna in 1583. This statue has a combination of the classical form of Greek sculptures with the dynamics of Mannerism according to art historians. This statue symbolizes males anxiously seeking women to marry and to have a family with. -
The Calling of Saint Matthew
The Calling of Saint Matthew is a realistic painting style called Baroque painting that was made by Caravaggio. This painting depicts a passage coming from the Gospel of Matthew when Jesus comes into a house and points at Matthew that is sitting at the table with several other people and Jesus says to him "Follow me". And according to the story, Matthew followed Jesus. -
Taj Mahal
The Taj Mahal is considered to be one of the most beautiful religious structures in all of Asia. It was built in the 17th century by the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan. The Taj Mahal served as a memorial for the emperors wife who died giving birth to the emperors child. Now the Taj Mahal serves as a place of prayer and worship to the people in India. -
American Colonial Art
During the American colonial era, art was mostly portraits of people and historical events that have recently happened. In this painting, it depicts a portrait of George Washington holding a cane in one hand and extending his other hand as a sign of welcoming. There is a table in the background with what looks to be a small container of ink and a feather pen on top of a red table cover. -
The Louvre Museum
The Louvre museum opened and has one of the most famous collection of fine art. Some of their greatest collections is the Mona Lisa, the Venus de Milo, and other middle eastern antiques. -
Invention of the Lithograph
The invention of the lithograph was another method of printing with a stone or a metal plate with a flat surface. It was invented by Alois Senefelder. Lithography can be used to print text or artwork onto paper or other materials that can be printed on. -
Liberty Leading the People
This painting was created by Eugene Delacroix, to celebrate the French revolution that toppled King Charles X of France. The painting depicts a woman holding the French flag symbolizing the goddess of liberty leading the french over the bodies of the fallen soldiers. -
The First Calotype
The first calotype was made by William Fox Talbot. The calotype was printed on paper and not metal which revolutionized photography by using sensitized paper to produce a negative print of a photograph. -
The Stone Breakers
This realist painting was created by Gustave Courbet. It symbolizes the working man, the environment he lives in and the hard work he puts in. -
The Eiffel Tower
The Eiffel tower is the most iconic landmark in Paris. It was named after Gustave Eiffel. It is the tallest building in Paris and gets about 7 million visitors every year. -
Armory Show
The Armory show is a show that exhibits modern art and famous artwork. Over 1,300 works of art were shown and 300 artists were exhibited at this armory show. -
The Mystery and Melancholy of a Street
This painting was created by Giorgio de Chirico is regarded as one of the greatest 20th century paintings. The painting depicts the artist showing depth of a building on the left hand side of the painting with a girl playing with a hoop. On the right hand side of the painting, it shows the artist showing depth again with another building decreasing in size as it goes into the back of the painting. -
Social Realism in Art
In this photo, it depicts a poor woman with her children in California that probably moved there to look for gold and new opportunities. -
Lavender Mist
This painting was created by Jackson Pollock. This painting is an abstract painting that has a drip technique to create layers and layers of paint that Pollock intended to make a chaotic piece.
