Timeline of Art History

An Art Period is a phase in the development of the work of an artist, groups of artists or art movement.

The history of art is immense and the earliest cave paintings pre-date writing by almost 27,000 years!

Ancient Classical art

Minoan art

Ancient Greek art

Roman art

Ancient Egyptian colors

Bartolomeo Giuliano | Genre painter

Bartolomeo Giuliano (1825-1909) was an Italian painter.

Giuliano studied at the Albertina Academy in Turin and began presenting works on historical and literary subjects at the local Promotrice exhibitions in 1846.

He was appointed assistant professor of figure drawing in Turin alongside Enrico Gamba in 1855 and then held the same position with Raffaele Casnédi in Milan, where he moved in 1860.

Désiré François Laugée | Naturalist / Genre painter

Désiré François Laugée (1823-1896) was a French painter. His work included portraits and classical religious or historical scenes.

His large murals still decorate several churches in Paris. He also made naturalist landscapes and genre paintings of peasants, particularly in his later life.

With this work he may be seen as a precursor of the Barbizon school. He achieved great success during his lifetime, although his work has since been largely ignored.

Nazim Hikmet | Sotto la pioggia camminava la primavera..

Sotto la pioggia camminava la primavera

con i suoi piedi esili e lunghi sull'asfalto di Mosca

chiusa tra gli pneumatici i motori le stoffe le pelli

il mio cardiogramma era pessimo quel giorno

quel che si attende verrà in un'ora inattesa

verrà tutto da solo

senza condurre con sè

coloro che già partirono

suonavano il primo concerto di Čajkovskij sotto la pioggia

Hamish Allan | Surrealist Landscape painter

Hamish Allan is a Christchurch artist working mainly with the New Zealand landscape as subject matter.

Having completed two health-related degrees, Hamish worked as a physiotherapist before embarking on his artistic career in 1999 - initially concentrating on sculpture, then moving his attention to painting.

Hamish’s style is characterized by clean precise imagery, depicting stylised representational New Zealand landscapes and incorporating distinctive architecture.

Jack Vettriano | Love Story

Jack Vettriano (1951-2025) was born in Fife, Scotland.

After leaving school at 15, he followed his father down the mine, working as an apprentice engineer.

He later moved on to white-collar jobs in management services.

Vettriano took up painting as a hobby in the 1970s when a girlfriend bought him a set of watercolours for his birthday and from then on, he spent much of his spare time teaching himself to paint.

He learned his craft by copying Old Masters, Impressionists, Surrealists and a plethora of Scottish artists.

Juan Bayón Salado | Paris painter

Spanish artist Juan Bayón Salado (1913-1995), also known as Jean Salabet or Bay Sala, was a School of Paris painter, know for his Parisian cityscapes.

He settled in Paris between 1950-1969 and when using the pseudonym Jean Salabet between 1950-1957 he was mainly selling his works through Mr. Reynald Forgeot's gallery initially, and Mr. André Roussard later.

Faithful to the Post-Impressionism style, he exhibited in Montmartre in the gallery of rue Norvins, which would become that of Claude Bussière, then at André Roussard) during his long stay in Paris.

Chiara Magni, 1988 | Impressionist Finger painter

"Creativity and being able to express one's emotions through a canvas and color is something very similar to magic"!

"Creating an emotion from nothing is truly something unique"!

Chiara Magni is an artist based in Italy, she's a Impressionism Finger-painting. Her paintings have been sold internationally and are shown at solo and group exhibitions worldwide, she's one of fastest growing artist of our times.

Chiara began painting as a young girl learning Oil Painting, acrylics and watercolor. She was so into colours and art from very early age the first word she ever wrote was "blue".

George Shipperley, 1938 | Abstract painter / Teacher

George Shipperley: "I am inspired by the poetry of nature, especially trees and how they relate to one another".

"My strategy is to develop good color harmony with some degree of detail. Giving the whole story is not as interesting as allowing the viewer to use their imagination".

Shipperley graduated from East Aurora High School in 1956.

Anatoly Metlan, 1964 | Flamenco dancers

Anatoly Metlan’s travels serve as inspiration for his paintings, whether it’s the beauty of Mediterranean landscapes or talented flamenco and tango dancers in Spain. From a young age, Metlan was influenced by the Impressionists, often traveling to southern France to draw the same inspiration as these artists.

More recently, Metlan has focused on depicting dancers, musicians, and gypsies.

In his paintings of dancers, Metlan emphasizes sensual tango poses, forever capturing moments of energy, emotion, and drama.

Full of passion, these paintings draw upon Metlan’s memories of attending flamenco concerts in southern Europe.

"I was captivated by the dramatic suspended tension and the emotional expressiveness of dance moves" Metlan says.

Elizabeth Forbes | Victorian genre painter

Born in Canada, Elizabeth Adela Armstrong Forbes (née Amstrong, 1859-1912)) studied in New York, Munich, Zandevoort, and Brittany before settling in London in 1883.

There she joined the Society of Painter-Etchers and produced more than forty drypoints over six years.

After marrying fellow artist Stanhope Forbes in 1889, she moved to Cornwall and focused on painting, since she could no longer rely on the services of an expert printer.

Jaime Gubaton | Surrealist painter

Filipino painter Jaime Gubaton was already winning art contests as far back as he can remember, beating other kids twice his height and age.

Gubaton is a Fine Arts graduate with a major in Advertising from the University of the East Caloocan.

James Nelson-Lewis, 1953 | Romantic Figurative painter

Born in Pennsylvania, James Nelson-Lewis realized at an early age that he had a gift and calling in artistic pursuits. He has a BFA degree from Columbus College of Art and Design.

His artistic influences range from Whistler to Wolf Kahn as well as many contemporaries in American painting.

Lewis has had years of professional experience as an illustrator, art director, designer, and University art instructor.

Tim Shorten, 1957 | Romantic Figurative painter

Tim Shorten è nato a Bolton, Lancs. Ha studiato al Bolton College of Art and Design, al Preston Polytechnic Department of Fine Art (ora UCLan) ed al Leeds Polytechnic (Leeds Beckett University).

È stato Head of Art and Design alla Altrincham Grammar School for Boys nel Cheshire fino al 2017.

Attualmente lavora in associazione con Bailey Arts, che sono i principali agenti per gli originali e le edizioni limitate di Tim, e con la Acorn Gallery, Pocklington, North Yorkshire.

Chad Knight, 1976 | Digital sculptor

Based out of Portland in Oregon, USA, Chad is more than just a freelance artist, he is the Head of 3D Design at Nike and not so long ago retired from an exciting career as a professional skateboarder that ran from 1998-2011.

Nowadays, when he isn’t working for Nike, his unique artwork is enjoyed by people around the world.

Chad Knight’s vibrant digital art moves between the meditative and the frenetic. the artist’s personal work seems to exist in alien worlds, with his works being made in Cinema 4D.

Tim Shorten, 1957 | Love Me or Leave Me...

Tim Shorten was born in Bolton, Lancs.

He studied at Bolton College of Art and Design, Preston Polytechnic Department of Fine Art (now UCLan), and Leeds Polytechnic (Leeds Beckett University).

He was Head of Art and Design at Altrincham Grammar School for Boys in Cheshire until 2017.

He currently works in association with Bailey Arts, who are the main agents for Tim's originals and limited editions, and with the Acorn Gallery, Pocklington, North Yorkshire.

Ulvi Liegi (1858-1939) | Macchiaioli painter

Ulvi Liegi, Italian printmaker; painter, draughtsman, also known as, Liegi, Ulvi; Levi, Luigi - born in Livorno, trained and worked in Florence.

From a well to do family of Jewish bankers, Luigi Mosè Levi took the name Ulvi Liegi as an artist. He studied with Adolfo Tommasi, Carlo Markò and Giuseppe Ciranfi at the Accademia dei Belle Arti in Florence.

Ed Binkley | Fantasy painter

Ed Binkley has created fantasy artwork for three decades. His client list includes Lucasfilm, td.,Wizards of the Coast, ImagineFX, and Artifacts Puzzles, among others.

Ed holds MFA and BFA degrees in drawing and printmaking. He has taught for twenty-eight years in the Art Department at Madison College in Madison, Wisconsin, where he lives with his wife Lisa, who is also an accomplished artist.

Ed's work has appeared in a variety of books and magazines worldwide, and has been published in numerous issues of Spectrum: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art where he won Gold and Silver awards with six additional award nominations.

Jennifer Beaudet, 1970 | Romantic Impressionist painter

Born and raised in Southern California, Jennifer Beaudet (Zondervan) has always been largely influenced by the beauty that surrounds her. She's been selling art online since 2009.

With a great love of nature, and the beauty in simple things, her art reflects her emotions and expresses her feelings about the subject.

George Sheridan Knowles (1863-1931) | Genre painter

British painter🎨 George Sheridan Knowles painted portraits and genre subjects in both oils and watercolours.

The artist was a member of the Royal Institute of Oil Painters and the Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolours and an associate of the Royal Cambrian Academy in Manchester.

Between 1885-1893 he exhibited at the Royal Academy, the Suffolk Street Gallery and the Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolours and was awarded🎨 a jury commendation at the Paris Exposition Universelle of 1900.