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Pre-historic (before writing) 30,000 bce

Cave paintings of animals, Loosely done, great vitality and movement, small portable sculpture--. Cave paintings. Woman of Willendorf.

Ancient near east (3500 to 300 bce)

Small statues, ziggurats, carved reliefs. narrative.

Egyptian (3500 to 300 bce)

Great monuments (pyramid tombs) painted tombs, huge statues and small delicate works stiff body conventions-composite form- very ordered and strict with lots of symbolism

Prehistoric Aegean (3000-1200 bce)

Cycladic, Minoan, and Mycenaean. Abstract simplified images celebrating nature and the sea.

Greek (900-30 bce) (5th century bce)

Beauty, Harmony, order the idealized view of man. Temples to the gods, cities, theaters. the pantheon. The true beginning of Western culture. Art For Art's Sake.

The Etruscans (700-490bce)

The people that were in Italy before the Roman Empire. They were progressive in their attitude towards women.

Roman 2nd century bce to 4th century Ce. (415 years)

Similar to Greek but more realistic. Shows people as they really look very narrative. innovators in architecture. The Roman arches, the Roman columns, the Roman Colosseum.

Christian West begins: 3rd century ce.

Themes from the Bible few nudes, move away from realism

Byzantine (East) (6th to 15th century).

Retains Greek Harmony. themes from the Bible. mosaics. not very realistic.

Islamic (begins 7th century)

Decorative art based on calligraphy, word of God, few figures, fabulous architecture.

Medieval (romanesque) (12th century)

Early medieval--heavy architecture, stiff and often twisted figures, nervous excited style.

Medieval (Gothic) 13th century

The great cathedrals (Notre Dame) French style which spreads all over Europe. Move towards realism in both figures and decoration