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Art Movements: Chronological Overview

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The major art movements from prehistory to today, in order.

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Prehistoric art (before 3000 BC)

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  1. 1Prehistoric art (before 3000 BC)
    Cave paintings, petroglyphs, and figurines; includes Lascaux caves and Venus figurines
  2. 2Ancient Greek art (800-31 BC)
    Idealized human forms, naturalism, emphasis on proportion and beauty; sculpture and pottery
  3. 3Key features of Roman art (500 BC - 476 AD)
    Realistic portraiture, frescoes, mosaics, architecture; influenced by Greek art but more practical
  4. 4Byzantine art (330-1453 AD)
    Religious icons, gold backgrounds, flat figures, mosaics; emphasis on spiritual rather than physical
  5. 5Medieval art (500-1400 AD)
    Religious themes, illuminated manuscripts, Gothic architecture, stained glass; art serving the Church
  6. 6Renaissance (1400-1600)
    Revival of classical learning, humanism, perspective, naturalism; artists like Leonardo, Michelangelo, Raphael
  7. 7Mannerism (1520-1600)
    Elongated figures, complex compositions, artificial colors; reaction against Renaissance harmony
  8. 8Baroque art (1600-1750)
    Drama, movement, rich colors, emotion, grandeur; emphasized sensory experience and theatricality
  9. 9Rococo (1720-1780)
    Light, ornate, decorative, playful, pastel colors; aristocratic leisure and romantic themes
  10. 10Neoclassicism (1750-1850)
    Revival of classical Greek and Roman forms; order, clarity, reason; reaction against Rococo excess
  11. 11Romanticism (1800-1850)
    Emotion over reason, nature, individualism, imagination; exotic and medieval subjects
  12. 12Realism (1840-1880)
    Depicting everyday life and ordinary people truthfully; rejection of idealization and romantic subjects
  13. 13Impressionism (1860-1890)
    Capturing light and momentary effects, visible brushstrokes, outdoor scenes; Monet, Renoir, Degas
  14. 14Post-Impressionism (1880-1910)
    Reaction to Impressionism; emphasis on structure, symbolism, expression; Van Gogh, Gauguin, Cézanne
  15. 15Art Nouveau (1890-1910)
    Organic flowing lines, nature motifs, decorative arts; Klimt, Mucha; applied to architecture and design
  16. 16Fauvism (1905-1910)
    Bold non-naturalistic colors, simplified forms; 'wild beasts'; led by Matisse and Derain
  17. 17Expressionism (1905-1925)
    Distortion to evoke emotion, subjective perspective, bold colors; Munch, Kirchner; emotional intensity
  18. 18Cubism (1907-1920)
    Fragmented objects shown from multiple viewpoints simultaneously; Picasso and Braque; analytical and synthetic phases
  19. 19Futurism (1909-1944)
    Movement, speed, technology, dynamism of modern life; Italian movement celebrating machines and progress
  20. 20De Stijl (1917-1931)
    Geometric abstraction, primary colors, horizontal/vertical lines; Mondrian; sought universal harmony
  21. 21Dada (1916-1924)
    Anti-art movement, absurdity, chance, rejection of logic; response to WWI; Duchamp's readymades
  22. 22Bauhaus (1919-1933)
    Integration of art, craft, technology; functional design, modernist aesthetic; German design school
  23. 23Surrealism (1924-1945)
    Unconscious mind, dreams, unexpected juxtapositions; Dalí, Magritte; influenced by Freud
  24. 24Abstract Expressionism (1940s-1950s)
    Spontaneous, large-scale abstract works; gestural brushwork or color fields; Pollock, Rothko; NYC center
  25. 25Pop Art (1950s-1960s)
    Mass culture, consumerism, advertising imagery; Warhol, Lichtenstein; blurred high/low art distinction
  26. 26Minimalism (1960s-1970s)
    Reduction to essentials, geometric forms, industrial materials; repetition, seriality; Donald Judd, Sol LeWitt
  27. 27Conceptual Art (1960s-1970s)
    Idea more important than physical object; text, documentation, process; questioned nature of art itself
  28. 28Photorealism (1960s-1970s)
    Paintings resembling high-resolution photographs; meticulous detail; Chuck Close, Richard Estes
  29. 29Arte Povera (1967-1972)
    Italian movement using humble materials (earth, rags, wood); anti-commercial, anti-establishment
  30. 30Feminist Art (1970s)
    Challenged male-dominated art world, explored female experience, identity, body; Judy Chicago, Guerrilla Girls

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