Here’s a historical timeline of art movements, starting from the earliest known artistic expressions to contemporary art movements:
Prehistoric Art:
- Paleolithic Art (40,000 BCE – 10,000 BCE)
- Neolithic Art (10,000 BCE – 2,000 BCE)
Ancient Art:
- Egyptian Art (3100 BCE – 30 BCE)
- Greek Art (800 BCE – 146 BCE)
- Roman Art (509 BCE – 476 CE)
Medieval Art:
- Early Christian Art (200 CE – 500 CE)
- Byzantine Art (330 CE – 1453 CE)
- Islamic Art (7th century CE – present)
- Romanesque Art (11th century – 12th century)
- Gothic Art (12th century – 15th century)
Renaissance and Baroque Art:
- Renaissance Art (14th century – 17th century)
- Mannerism (1520 – 1580)
- Baroque Art (1600 – 1750)
- Rococo (1715 – 1774)
19th Century Art:
- Neoclassicism (1750 – 1850)
- Romanticism (1800 – 1850)
- Realism (1830 – 1870)
- Impressionism (1860 – 1900)
- Post-Impressionism (1886 – 1905)
20th Century Art:
- Fauvism (1900 – 1910)
- Cubism (1907 – 1914)
- Futurism (1909 – 1916)
- Dadaism (1916 – 1924)
- Surrealism (1920 – 1940)
- Abstract Expressionism (1940 – 1960)
- Pop Art (1950s – 1960s)
- Minimalism (1960s – 1970s)
- Conceptual Art (1960s – 1970s)
- Performance Art (1970s – present)
- Postmodernism (1970s – present)
- Digital Art (1980s – present)
- Street Art (1980s – present)
Contemporary Art:
- Neo-Expressionism (1980s – 1990s)
- Installation Art (1990s – present)
- Relational Aesthetics (1990s – present)
- New Media Art (1990s – present)
- Superflat (1990s – present)
- Post-Internet Art (2000s – present)
- Afrofuturism (2000s – present)
- Socially Engaged Art (2000s – present)
- Environmental Art (2000s – present)
- NFT Art (2010s – present)
It’s worth noting that the dates for the start and end of some movements may vary depending on the art historian’s perspective and interpretation. Additionally, this list is not comprehensive and there are many other art movements and styles that have emerged throughout history.
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