Art Time Line
- 1. Art Time Line By: Raymond Snyder
- 2. Prehistoric Era 100,000BC-1000BC The Prehistoric Era, also known as the Stone age, was the largest era in human history. During this time period, humans would carve stones or paint on the walls of caves. Gradually, pottery came into existence . P. 1
- 3. Greek Art 800BC-200AD The Greeks developed formula’s to apply to the construction of their stone buildings. These formulas have lasted until the present. In addition to the elegant and elaborate stone buildings, the Greeks elaborated on the clay sculpting from the stone age. They created beautiful vases that they would not only use for household purposes but also to tell stories. Winners of sporting events were honored with a sculpture. The Greeks had a huge impact on human civilization. Pg. 2
- 4. Roman Art 120BC-400AD The Romans were very similar to the Greeks in the way their art work. One thing that set the two apart was the Romans had a fascination with making sculptures look like people. Sculptures of people are scattered all over ancient Rome. When Rome took over Greece, they modified their work to look like the Greeks. Pg. 3
- 5. Medieval 300AD-1200AD/CE In Medieval times, Sculptures became more and more popular. Religion also started to grow. With that, Religious sculptors and painting exploded onto the scene. More and more fine detail became evident. This can be seen in the last picture. Pg. 4
- 6. Renaissance 1400CE-1500CE The renaissance was a time when people thought that it was best to be a ‘Renaissance Man’ or a jack-of-all trades. People of this time started to explore. At this time, the world discovered that it was round and not flat. People of these times were not only interested in exploring the environment but also themselves. During the Renaissance time, people were very interested in anatomy. This was due to their curiosity for making a more life-like sculptures. Pg. 5
- 7. Baroque Art 1600’s Baroque Art was mainly popular in Catholic countries. Here Artists tried to put emotion, movement, and variety in their work. Pg. 6
- 8. Eighteenth Century 1700’s In the Eighteenth Century, there were two types of artists: the Rococo and Neoclassical. The Rococo were similar to the Baroque except Rococo paintings were like stories. They were whole. Neoclassical paintings were the results and reactions to Baroque and Rococo paintings. It was unemotional like the classical pieces. Pg. 7
- 9. Nineteenth Century 1800’s This century contained four different types of art work: Classicism, Romanticism, Realism, and Symbolism. Classicism artists focused on the styles of the past. Romanticism artists focused on the individual, irrational, and personal. Realism focused on making sculptures or paintings look more real. Symbolism focused on painting or sculptures looking on one thing but represent something different. Pg. 8
- 10. Modern 20 th Century 1900’s During this time period, modernism was a large part of this time period. There were other types, like abstract, but none as major as modernism. Modernism described the art work of artists who were going against the norm. Modernism is what the style is for the time. Abstract art is strange and completely against the norm. Pg. 9
- 11. Contemporary Present The phrase "contemporary art" is the preferred phrase for serious art being produced at roughly the time of reference (Wikipedia). Today, ‘art’ contains paintings, pictures, sculptures, etc. Art is not just limited to pictures or paintings of people or objects, but can be abstract. Pg. 10
- 12. References I received my pictures and Information from the following sites: Pg. 1: http://www.artlex.com/ArtLex/s/stoneage.html Pg. 2 : http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/grarc/hd_grarc.htm Pg. 3: http://witcombe.sbc.edu/ARTHrome.html#general http:// www.historyforkids.org/learn/romans/art/index.htm Pg. 4: http:// witcombe.sbc.edu/ARTHmedieval.html#general Pg. 5 : http:// witcombe.sbc.edu/ARTHrenaissanceitaly.html#general Pg. 6: http://witcombe.sbc.edu/ARTHbaroque.html#Baroque http://www.artlex.com/ArtLex/b/baroque.html Pg. 7: http://witcombe.sbc.edu/ARTH18thcentury.html#18century Pg. 8: http://witcombe.sbc.edu/ARTHLinks5.html#19century Pg. 9: http://witcombe.sbc.edu/ARTH20thcentury.html#general20century Pg. 10: http://witcombe.sbc.edu/ARTHcontemporary.html#21century http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contemporary_art