Art by Period

Updated July 25, 2010

GENERAL SITES
Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History | The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  TIMELINE: Art History - The World (BC/BCE) - TIMELINE: Art History - The World (AD/CE)
  Art History by Era, Movements, Schools and Periods
  ART HISTORY RESOURCES ON THE WEB: Contents
  Search the Timeline | Thematic Essay | Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
  Subject Index | Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
  Art History Glossary
  A Brisk Walk Through the Eras - Art Movements
  WebMuseum: Famous Artworks exhibition
  Art Styles and Art History
  J.-E Berger Foundation: World Art Treasures - World Art Treasures: Periods Slide Library 

PREHISTORIC
Prehistory | Thematic Essays | Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
  TIMELINE: Art History - The World (BC/BCE)
  Prehistory | Subject Index | Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
  Ancient Art - 30,000 BC to c. 400 AD
Art Links - Prehistoric Art
  Prehistoric Art (Virtual Museum)
  Rock Art - ArchNet: Rock Art & Petroglyphs - Petroglyphs and Rock Art - Petroglyph and Rock Art Sites in the Southwest with a focus on Southern Nevada - Petroglyphs, pictographs and rock art
  Lascaux - Lascaux Cave
  The Cave of Chauvet-Pont-d'Arc
   Venus of Willendorf 
  Stone Pages • Web guide to Megalithic Europe
For much more, check out my General Ancient History page, and for specific time periods and cultures, my Table of Contents page.

ANCIENT
TIMELINE: Art History - The World (BC/BCE) - The World (AD/CE) 
Ancient Near Eastern Art | Thematic Essays
  Egyptian Art | Thematic Essays | Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
  Greek and Roman Art in the Ancient World | Thematic Essays
  ART HISTORY RESOURCES ON THE WEB: Art of the Ancient Near East - Ancient Egyptian Art - Ancient Greek Art - Ancient Roman Art - Art in Late Antiquity
  ANCIENT AND MEDIEVAL ART - Study Images
  Ancient Art - 30,000 BC to c. 400 AD
  Art 165 Study Guides - Art 165 Video Guides
  Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
  CHART: Pottery Types Characteristic of Selected Archaeological Periods
For more, visit my General Ancient History, Ancient Egypt, Ancient Greece, & Ancient Rome pages.  For Ancient Indian, Africa, Asian, and Islamic Art, please visit my Non-Western Cultures page.

MIDDLE AGES
Timelines, 500-1000 A.D. | Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History - Timelines, 1000-1400 A.D. 
Medieval Art | Thematic Essays | Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
Romanesque Art | Thematic Essay | Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
  Byzantine Art | Thematic Essays | Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
  ART HISTORY RESOURCES ON THE WEB: Early Medieval Art - Gothic Art
  WebMuseum: Medieval Glossary
  Medieval Architecture - Great Buildings - Architecture Online
  ArtLex on the Middle Ages
  Middle Ages vs. Renaissance Art and Society - Symbolism in Medieval and Renaissance Art
  About Art History - Medieval to Early Renaissance Art - c. 400 -1400
  Painting in the Middle Ages
  Medieval Art | The Metropolitan Museum
  Jan van Eyck (1390-1440) - For specific medieval artists, check out my ARTISTS page.
  Internet Resources for Students of Medieval Art
  ANCIENT AND MEDIEVAL ART - Study Images
  Cupola's Medieval Architecture Gallery
  Tales of the Middle Ages - Religious Art
  A History of Christian Art Home - Early Christian Art - Early Christian art and architecture Facts, information, pictures - Early Christian vs. Byzantine Art - Plan of a Typical Christian Church - Ecclesiastical Art (c 1120)
  Monasteries - Great Buildings - Architecture Online - Medieval cathedrals in England A-Z Guide - Canterbury Tour - Into the Cathedral precincts - Canterbury in Kent: A unique virtual walk around this ancient city - Canterbury Cathedral - Home - The Virtual Medieval Abbey - Monastery Life in the Middle Ages
  History of Stained Glass
  Gargoyles - Gargoyle history, architectural, religious and mythical - Gargoyles - Gargoyles - Abbeys
  Romanesque vs. Gothic Art and Architecture - Romanesque Art | Thematic Essay | Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History - Guide to Romanesque Architecture - Romanesque Architecture - Romanesque art - Romanesque architecture - Romanesque Architecture - Romanesque Architecture - Great Buildings - Architecture Online
  WebMuseum: Gothic Painting (1280-1515) - ArtLex on the Gothic Period and Style - Web Gallery of Art - Painting of the International Gothic - Tips & Tricks to Gothic Geometry - Romanesque vs. Gothic Art and Architecture - History of Gothic Architecture - Gothic Architecture in England: The Cathedrals - Gothic Architecture - Gothic Dreams - An Appreciation of Spiritual & Architectural Legacies - Gothic Architecture - Great Buildings - Architecture Online
  Castles on the Web - Much more on my Castles page.
  Historic Buildings Timber Framed Domestic and Agricultural - Poplar Cottage Construction Wattle and Daub Thatch - Natural Building Resources: Techniques - Half-timber houses in Europe
  Knights in Central Park | Explore & Learn | The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  Indian Mughal Carpet Hunt | Explore & Learn | The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  Links to Gothic & Medieval Crafts
For much more, visit my Main Middle Ages page.
 

Leonardo da Vinci self portrait

RENAISSANCE
Timelines, 1400-1600 A.D. | Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
  European Art in the Renaissance | Thematic Essays - Europe, Renaissance Art | Subject Index | Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
  ART HISTORY RESOURCES ON THE WEB: Renaissance Art in Italy - Renaissance Art Outside Italy
  About Art History - Medieval to Early Renaissance Art - c. 400 -1400 - Renaissance to Early Modern Art - 1400 - 1880
  Chronological Multidisciplinary Table: Renaissamce
  Middle Ages vs. Renaissance Art and Society - Symbolism in Medieval and Renaissance Art - Italian vs. Northern Renaissance Art
  Renaissance Architecture - Great Buildings - Architecture Online
  Renaissance Architecture and Public Space
  Italian Renaissance - Study Images
  Donatello's David vs. Michelangelo's David - Michelangelos's David vs. Bernini's David - For more, visit my ARTISTS page.
  The Building of St. Peter's
  Florence Cathedral and Baptistery
  Art 166 Home Page
  RENAISSANCE & BAROQUE
  Famous Artists of Italy
  WebMuseum: La Renaissance - WebMuseum: The Early Renaissance - WebMuseum: The Northern Renaissance (1500-1615) - WebMuseum: The High Renaissance - WebMuseum: La Renaissance: Germany
  Renaissance Art - Renaissance Sculpture
  Renaissance Italy
  Sistine Chapel Tour - Sistine Chapel - Ceiling - The Last Judgement
  ATHENA: RAPHAEL'S School of Athens; Pierre Perroud - click on each figure in the painting to see who they are!
  St. John Lateran - VR Tours - CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Saint John Lateran
  Renaissance -- Symmetry, Shape, Size
  Renaissance -- Focus on Florence
  Florence Art Guide
  World Art Treasures:THE ENCHANTED GARDENS OF THE RENAISSANCE
  Palladio's Italian Villas-Home
  Art Links - Renaissance and Baroque Art
  Renaissance to Rococo: 1400-1750
For much more, visit my SPECIFIC ARTISTS & RENAISSANCE pages.
 

BAROQUE
ART HISTORY RESOURCES ON THE WEB: Baroque Art
  WebMuseum: Baroque
  Chronological Multidisciplinary Table: Baroque
  Baroque and Rococo | Subject Index | Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
  Europe, Seventeenth- and Eighteenth-Century Art
  About Art History - Renaissance to Early Modern Art - 1400 - 1880
  Flanders vs. Holland During the Baroque
  RENAISSANCE & BAROQUE
  Art Links - Renaissance and Baroque Art
  Rembrandt's Early vs. Late Styles - More on Rembrandt on my ARTISTS page.
 

18TH CENTURY
ART HISTORY RESOURCES ON THE WEB: 18th-Century Art
  Baroque and Rococo | Subject Index | Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
  Europe, Seventeenth - and Eighteenth-Century Art
  Rococo - Rococo Art - ArtLex on Rococo
  Chronological Multidisciplinary Table: Classical - WebMuseum: Classicism
  WebMuseum: Revolution and restoration (1740-1860): England
  About Art History - Renaissance to Early Modern Art - 1400 - 1880
  Early American Paintings - Gilbert Stuart: Making Faces | Explore & Learn | The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Much more on American Art (all periods) on my Main Art Page.
 

19TH CENTURY
Timelines, 1800-1900 A.D. | Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
  ART HISTORY RESOURCES ON THE WEB: 19th-Century Art
  Impressionism | Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History - Post-Impressionism - Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood - Expressionism
  Europe, Nineteenth-Century Art
  WebMuseum: Romanticism - WebMuseum: Impressionism - WebMuseum: Expressionism
  NGA - Impressionism - NGA - The Beginnings of Impressionist Landscape
  Chronological Multidisciplinary Table: Modern
The Arts in Victorian Britain - Welcome to the William Morris Society
  A Chronology of the Arts and Crafts Movement - The Arts & Crafts Society - Founders Of The Arts & Crafts Movement
  An online exhibition of Victorian holiday cards in the Lilly Library - Image & Sentiment IU Lilly Library Exhibition - Victorian Valentines IU Lilly Library
  Fleischer Museum - American and Russian Impressionism
  About Art History - Renaissance to Early Modern Art - 1400 - 1880
  How Van Gogh Made His Mark | Explore & Learn | The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  Childe Hassam: American Impressionist | Explore & Learn | The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  Some General Distinctions Among Impressionist Painters
  Movements in Late Nineteenth-Century Art
  Some General Distinctions Among Post-Impressionist Painters
  Modern Art: 1750-1900
  WU Libraries, Special Collections, Online Exhibitions: Art to Enchant: Illustrated Shakespeare
  ArtMagick :: Your Source of Visual Intoxication :: artmagick.com
  Childe Hassam: American Impressionist - Much more on American Art (all periods) on my Main Art Page.
  Photography and the Civil War, 1861–1865 -  For more on Photography check out my Main Art Page.
 

One of my favorite American artists!
Janet Fish's "Spring Party"

20TH - 21ST CENTURY
Timelines, 1900 A.D.– present | Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
  ART HISTORY RESOURCES ON THE WEB: 20th-Century Art
  Europe, Twentieth-Century Art
  Chronological Multidisciplinary Table: Modern
  20th Century Art - WebMuseum: The 20th century
A Chronology of the Arts and Crafts Movement - The Arts and Crafts Movement
  WebMuseum: Expressionism
  ArtLex on Art Nouveau - Art Nouveau - Art Nouveau Architecture - Great Buildings - Architecture Online
  Pointillism
  WebMuseum: Cubism - WebMuseum: Picasso and Cubism
  Art of the First World War
  WebMuseum: Dada - WebMuseum: Fauvism - WebMuseum: Surrealism - "Dada and Surrealism"
  WebMuseum: Towards Abstraction - WebMuseum: Pure Abstraction - ArtLex on Abstraction
  The Art Deco Story - ArtLex on Art Deco - Artists by Movement: Art Deco - Art Deco Architecture - Great Buildings - Architecture Online - V & A - Art Deco
  A New Deal for the Arts - THE ART OF THE GREAT DEPRESSION - more on art/photography of the Great Depression, check out my 20th Century America page.
  Rebels: Painters and Poets of the 1950s
  ArtLex on Pop Art - Artists by Movement: Pop Art - Pop Art
  GEOMETRY IN ART
  Art Crimes - The Writing on the Wall - graffiti art worldwide
  Contemporary Art History - 1970-Present
  TIME 100: Artists and Entertainers
  Movements in Twentieth-Century Art Before World War II - Movements in Twentieth-Century Art After World War II
  "Photographer" | Artist Index | Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History - For much more on Photography, check out my Main Art page.
 

FOR INFO ON SPECIFIC ARTISTS, VISIT MY ARTISTS PAGE

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