Stone Age to Ancient Greece

As the Ice Age glaciers melted, European civilization was born—and with it, so was art. From the Stone Age came prehistoric art: mysterious tombs, mighty megaliths, and vivid cave paintings. Then the Egyptians and the Greeks laid the foundations of Western art—creating a world of magical gods, massive pyramids, sun-splashed temples, and ever-more-lifelike statues.

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Baroque

The art of "divine" kings and popes tells the story of a Europe in transition.

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The Renaissance

Around 1400, Europe rediscovered the aesthetics of ancient Greece and Rome.

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