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Periods and Movements

Collection of sites about time periods and movements.

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Art Resources
Essays on main art movements with images gallery and articles about famous artists.
Art Movements and Periods
Historical art movements arranged in dictionary format for easy digestion.
19th century art @ Heart's Ease
The classical tradition, romanticism, impressionism and pre-raphaelite movements in 19th century art.
Vision
Vision of the Art of the 19th and 20th Century.
ARC International - The Art Renewal Center
Offering biographical information and high-resolution images of many paintings from the great masters of the 19th century.
Art at the End of the 20th Century
Article by Max Podstolski.
Art Images for College Teaching
AICT is a royalty-free image exchange resource for the educational community. Arranged by geography and period.
Centurions
BBC Radio 3 Centurions will feature 100 of the humanities hit makers of the twentieth century. The site covers all areas of international arts except music.
Timeline of Art History
Displays objects from the Metropolitan Museum of Art's collections in geographical and chronological context.
A Hundred Highlights from the Koninklijke Bibliotheek
Virtual tour of manuscripts and illumination, engravings, woodcuts, drawings, and religious works from the National Library of the Netherlands.
Art Bank
Data-bank on ancient art from the 10th to the 18th century.
Modern Art Periods
Short description of the art movements of the 19th and 20th century.
Art Movements Directory
Concise reference guide to the major art movements and periods, view by name or date.
Abstract Art and Artists
Learn about the artists and styles of the abstract art movement including Cubism, Neoplasticism, and Abstract Expressionism.
National Portrait Gallery - Eye Contact
A celebration of masterpieces on paper highlighting famed Americans of the past century by legendary artists. Includes large reproductions and audio commentary from the exhibition's curator.

sub categories in Periods and Movements

Abstract Expressionism Abstract Expressionism
Arts and Crafts Arts and Crafts
Art Nouveau Art Nouveau
Barbizon School Barbizon School
Bauhaus Bauhaus
Constructivism Constructivism
Dada Dada
Earthworks Earthworks
Fauvism Fauvism
French Academic French Academic
Hudson River School Hudson River School
Islamic Islamic
Medieval Art Medieval Art
Neoclassicism Neoclassicism
Pointillism Pointillism
Post-Impressionism Post-Impressionism
Prehistoric Art Prehistoric Art
Renaissance Renaissance
Romanticism Romanticism
Symbolism Symbolism
Ancient Art Ancient Art
Art Deco Art Deco
Ashcan School Ashcan School
Baroque Baroque
Classicism Classicism
Cubism Cubism
De Stijl De Stijl
Expressionism Expressionism
Fluxus Fluxus
Futurism Futurism
Impressionism Impressionism
Mannerism Mannerism
Modernism Modernism
Orientalism Orientalism
Pop Art Pop Art
Pre-Raphaelites Pre-Raphaelites
Realism Realism
Rococo Rococo
Surrealism Surrealism
Victorian Genres Victorian Genres

cross references

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other references

Arts : Visual Arts : Thematic : Folk Art Arts : Visual Arts : Thematic : Folk Art

this category in other languages

Périodes et styles French : Périodes et styles
Epochen German : Epochen
Periodi e Movimenti Italian : Periodi e Movimenti
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