Art Movements Timeline
An interactive timeline of 100+ art movements from ~40,000 BCE to the present, spanning 9 eras with influence connections, key artworks, and geographic origins.
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Eras & Movements
Prehistoric & Ancient Non-Western
Prehistoric Art, Mesopotamian Art, Egyptian Art, Indus Valley Art, Chinese Bronze Age Art, Mesoamerican Art, Ancient Andean Art, African Classical Art Traditions
Classical Mediterranean & Asian
Greek Art, Roman Art, Gandhara & Mathura Art, Indian Classical Art, Chinese Calligraphy & Painting, Islamic Art & Architecture, Southeast Asian Art, Japanese Buddhist Art & Zen Ink Painting, Korean Art Traditions, Persian Miniature Painting, Mughal Miniature Painting
Medieval European
Byzantine Art, Insular Art (Hiberno-Saxon), Romanesque Art, Gothic Art
Renaissance & Early Modern
Early Renaissance, High Renaissance, Northern Renaissance, Ukiyo-e, Mannerism, Baroque, Qing Dynasty Painting, Rococo
18th–19th Century
Neoclassicism, Romanticism, Realism, Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, Impressionism, Bengal School of Art, Arts and Crafts, Japonisme, Symbolism, Tonalism, Post-Impressionism, Art Nouveau, Vienna Secession
Early 20th Century Avant-Garde
Fauvism, Expressionism, Cubism, Futurism, Orphism, Suprematism, Constructivism, Dada, De Stijl, Precisionism, Bauhaus, Mexican Muralism, Harlem Renaissance, Surrealism, Art Deco, Nihonga
Mid-20th Century
Abstract Expressionism, Art Brut / Outsider Art, CoBrA, Color Field Painting, Gutai Group, Neo-Dada, Pop Art, Situationist International, Op Art, Kinetic Art, Hard-Edge Painting, Minimalism, Nouveau Réalisme, Fluxus, Performance Art, Viennese Actionism, Video Art, Photorealism, Conceptual Art, Arte Povera, Tropicália, Land Art, Mono-ha, Brazilian Neoconcretism, Feminist Art
Late 20th Century
Postmodernism, Pattern and Decoration, Aboriginal Australian Art, Street Art / Graffiti, Installation Art, Neo-Expressionism, Memphis Group, Chinese Contemporary Art, Digital Art, Deconstructivism, YBAs, Relational Aesthetics, Lowbrow / Pop Surrealism
Contemporary (21st Century)
Superflat, Social Practice Art, Post-Internet Art, Afrofuturism, Metamodernism, NFT / Crypto Art, AI Art, Indigenous Futurism