Art Timeline
Category: Other
Updated: 9 Nov 2017
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Created byPatrick Morgan
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Pablo Picasso
finishes GuernicaPeriods
Egyptian Art - The rigid structure of the Egyptian
government had a restrictive effect on the art
produced here.Greek Art - Greek art differed from Egyptian art
in how the human body was not structured so
rigidly. Many figures were created in action
poses rather than static ones.Roman Art - Roman art borrowed much from
Greek art. Often Greek sculptures were directly
copied by the Romans.Byzantine Art -Religious figures and icons were
popular in the art of the ByzantinesGiotto Di Bondone - Italian painter and
architect who lived in Florence.Diego Velazquez - One of the most important
painters during the Spanish Golden Age.
He was the leading artist in the court of
King Philip IV.Claude Lorrain - French Painter of the Baroque
Era. One of the earliest important artists to
concentrate on landscape painting.Thomas Gainsborough - Was an English portrait
and landscape painter. Is credited as the
originator of the 18th century British landscape school.Rembrandt - A dutch painter who worked in
Amsterdam. He painted portraits for wealthy
patrons where he often depicted both their
wealth and their piety.Masaccio - First great Italian painter of the Italian
Renaissance. Was one of the first to use
linear perspective.Michelangelo - Italian Renaissance man due to
his excellence in sculpture, painting, architecture and poetry.Raphael - Italian painter and Architect who was
famous for his frescoes that were practically 3
dimensional due to the amount of paint he used.Leonardo da Vinci - The true renaissance man a
master of skills such as invention, painting,
sculpting, architecture, science, music,
mathematics, engineering, literature, anatomy,
geology, astronomy, botany, writing, history, and
cartographyMonet - French impressionist painter.Vincent van Gogh - Dutch post-impressionist
painter who is one of the most famous and
influential painters of western art.Roy Lichtenstein - An American pop artist. He
created works like comic strips that documented
and parodied current events.Andy Warhol - A famous leading figure in the
pop art movement. Pursued a successful career
as a commercial illustrator.Jackson Pollock - American painter and figure in
the abstract expressionist movement. Well
known for his unique style of drip painting.
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