The Timeline
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01Thursday January, 1401
- The Dawn of the Italian Renaissance
The Italian Renaissance is traditionally dated to 1401, when the famous artist Giotto died and a competition for a new...
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01Thursday January, 1503
- The Creation of the Mona Lisa
Arguably the most famous painting in the world, the Mona Lisa was created by Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci in...
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01Monday January, 1506
- Leonardo da Vinci paints Mona Lisa
Leonardo da Vinci, another esteemed artist of the Italian Renaissance, painted his iconic work ‘Mona Lisa’. This portrait is celebrated...
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01Sunday January, 1511
- Raphael’s School of Athens
Raphael, a contemporary of Michelangelo and Leonardo, completed his famous fresco ‘The School of Athens’ in the Vatican. The painting...
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01Friday November, 1512
- The Sistine Chapel Ceiling Completion
Michelangelo’s work on the Sistine Chapel ceiling is considered one of the greatest achievements in Western art. The artist painted...
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01Friday November, 1512
- Michelangelo Completes the Sistine Chapel
Michelangelo, one of the most influential artists of the Italian Renaissance, completed his painting of the Sistine Chapel’s ceiling in...
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01Saturday January, 1600
- End of the Italian Renaissance
By 1600, the fervor of the Italian Renaissance had begun to wane, as artists started to explore new styles and...
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10Saturday August, 1793
- The Opening of The Louvre Museum
The Louvre, originally a fortress and later a royal palace, was opened to the public as a museum by the...
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01Sunday January, 1826
- The Invention of Photography
French inventor Joseph Nicéphore Niépce made what is considered the first photograph, titled ‘View from the Window at Le Gras’....
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15Wednesday April, 1874
- The Impressionist Movement
The first Impressionist exhibition took place in Paris, showcasing works by artists such as Monet, Renoir, and Degas. The Impressionists...
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15Wednesday April, 1874
- Birth of Impressionism
The first exhibition of the Impressionists took place in Paris in 1874. Artists like Monet, Renoir, and Degas broke with...
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01Tuesday January, 1889
- The Unveiling of ‘The Starry Night’
Vincent van Gogh’s ‘The Starry Night’, one of the most recognized paintings in the history of Western culture, was first...
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01Tuesday January, 1907
- Pablo Picasso’s Les Demoiselles d’Avignon
Pablo Picasso’s painting ‘Les Demoiselles d’Avignon’ marked a radical break from traditional European painting. The work is considered a seminal...
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01Tuesday January, 1907
- The Birth of Cubism
Cubism, a revolutionary style of visual art, was born when Picasso painted ‘Les Demoiselles d’Avignon’. This style broke away from...
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01Saturday January, 1916
- Dada Movement
The Dada movement was a protest against the barbarism of World War I, the bourgeois interests that Dada adherents believed...
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01Tuesday January, 1924
- Surrealism Emerges
The Surrealist movement, founded by André Breton, sought to release the creative potential of the unconscious mind. Surrealism is best...
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07Thursday November, 1929
- The Opening of the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)
The Museum of Modern Art in New York City opened its doors. MoMA played a crucial role in defining and...
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04Friday June, 1937
- The Completion of ‘Guernica’
Picasso’s ‘Guernica’, a response to the bombing of Guernica during the Spanish Civil War, was completed. With its monumental size...
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01Sunday January, 1950
- Pop Art Movement
The Pop Art movement emerged in the 1950s. Artists like Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein sought to challenge the traditions...
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01Sunday January, 1950
- The Pop Art Movement
The Pop Art movement emerged in the 1950s, challenging traditions of fine art by incorporating imagery from popular and mass...
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01Friday January, 1960
- Rise of Minimalism
Minimalism emerged in New York in the early 1960s as new and older artists moved toward geometric abstraction, exploring via...
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01Friday January, 1965
- Conceptual Art Movement
Conceptual art, where the idea behind the work takes precedence over the physical artefact, emerged in the late 1960s. This...
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01Thursday January, 1970
- Performance Art Becomes Prominent
The 1970s saw the rise in prominence of performance art – a medium that had been used by artists for...
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01Tuesday January, 1980
- Street Art Movement
The 1980s brought the street art movement into the mainstream, with artists like Keith Haring and Jean-Michel Basquiat gaining worldwide...
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01Monday January, 1990
- Digital Art Emerges
The 1990s saw the rise of digital art, a genre that uses digital technology as an essential part of the...
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