Art History Chapters

  1. Introduction to Western Art History
  2. Art in the Ancient Middle East to 400 B.C.
  3. Art of the Hebrews and Jews, 2000 B.C. to A.D. 135
  4. Art of the Ancient Greeks, 1200 B.C. to A.D. 146
  5. Art of the Romans, 753 B.C. to A.D. 300
  6. Christian Art in the Roman Empire, 4 B.C. to A.D. 1453
  7. Art in the Early Middle Ages, A.D. 500 to 1000
  8. Art in the High and Later Middle Ages, 1000 to 1500
  9. Art of the Renaissance, 1400 to 1648
  10. Art in Early Modern Europe, 1543 to 1815
  11. Art during the Industrial Revolution, 1764 to 1914
  12. Art in the Age of Imperialism and Nationalism, 1810 to 1918
  13. Art during the InterWar Years and World War II, 1917 to 1945
  14. Art during the Cold War, 1945 to 1993
  15. Art during the Contemporary Era, 1991 to the Present
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Materials for studying Art History: Classic Themes in Western Civilization

Lists

Top 25 Artists you need to know for this course in chronological order

Top 25 Works of Art you need to know in chronological order

Top 18 Styles of Pre-“Modern” Western Art in chronological order

Top 10 Styles of “Modern” Art in chronological order

 

Analysis

How to look at a work of art

Form for art evaluation

Nina Paley, All creative work is Derivative

 

Other Websites

How to talk about Art History (see posts on how to look at an artwork, nudes, small penises)

 

Last Updated: 2022 January 16