Western art is the art of European Countries and those parts of the world that have come to follow predominantly European cultural traditions. This art existed all over Europe, wherever there were people, leaving signs such as carvings, decorated artifacts and huge standing stones. However a consistent pattern of artistic development within Europe becomes clear only with the art of Ancient Greece, adopted and transformed by Rome and carried with the Empire across much of Europe, North Africa and the Middle East. The influence of the art of the Classical period waned throughout the next two thousand years, seeming to slip into a distant memory in the Medieval period, to re-emerge in the Renaissance, suffer a period of what some early art historians viewed as “decay” during the Baroque period, to reappear in a refined form in Neo-Classicism and to be re-born in Post-Modernism. The other major influence upon Western art has been Christianity, the commissions of the Church, architectural, painterly and sculptural, providing the major source of work for artists for about 1400 years, from 300 AD to about 1700 AD.
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Medieval Art |
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| Renaissance Art The renaissance period is 14th century to 16th century. It is characterized by a focus on the arts of Ancient Greece and Rome, which led to many changes in both the technical aspects of painting and sculpture, as well as to their subject matter…[More] |
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| Baroque Art Baroque art period is 17th century to 18th century. It took the representationalism of the Renaissance to new heights, emphasizing detail, movement, lighting, and drama in their search for beauty….[More] |
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| Neoclassicism Art Neoclassicism art behan in the mid 17th century till 19th century. Neoclassicism was the artistic component of the intellectual movement known as the Enlightenment, which was similarly idealistic…[More] |
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| Modern Art Modern art refers to artistic works produced during the period extending from 19th century through 20th century, and denotes the style and philosophy of the art produced during that era….[More] |
