Periods in Western art historyThis is a chronological list of periods in Western art history. An art period is a phase in the development of the work of an artist, groups of artists or art movement. Minoan art Ancient Greek art Roman art Medieval art Early Christian 260–525 Migration Period 300–900 Anglo-Saxon 400–1066 Visigothic 415–711 Pre-Romanesque 500–1000 Insular 600–1200 Viking 700–1100 Byzantine Merovingian Carolingian Ottonian Romanesque 1000–1200 Norman-Sicilian 1100–1200 Gothic 1100–1400 (International Gothic) Renaissance c.
Paul CézannePaul Cézanne (seɪˈzæn , alsoUKsᵻˈzæn , USseɪˈzɑːn ; pɔl sezan; 19 January 1839 – 22 October 1906) was a French artist and Post-Impressionist painter whose work introduced new modes of representation and influenced avant-garde artistic movements of the early 20th century. Cézanne is said to have formed the bridge between late 19th-century Impressionism and the early 20th century's new line of artistic enquiry, Cubism.
History of paintingThe history of painting reaches back in time to artifacts and artwork created by pre-historic artists, and spans all cultures. It represents a continuous, though periodically disrupted, tradition from Antiquity. Across cultures, continents, and millennia, the history of painting consists of an ongoing river of creativity that continues into the 21st century. Until the early 20th century it relied primarily on representational, religious and classical motifs, after which time more purely abstract and conceptual approaches gained favor.
Modern artModern art includes artistic work produced during the period extending roughly from the 1860s to the 1970s, and denotes the styles and philosophies of the art produced during that era. The term is usually associated with art in which the traditions of the past have been thrown aside in a spirit of experimentation. Modern artists experimented with new ways of seeing and with fresh ideas about the nature of materials and functions of art. A tendency away from the narrative, which was characteristic of the traditional arts, toward abstraction is characteristic of much modern art.
