Cave painting, contemporary art and everything in between. Arts & Culture. Art history basics. We understand the history of humanity through art.
From prehistoric depictions of woolly mammoths to contemporary abstraction, artists have addressed their time and place in history and have expressed universal human truths for tens of thousands of years. Learn what made Rome great, how Islamic tile work evolved, why the Renaissance happened, and about the brilliant art being produced today around the globe. Dr. Web Gallery of Art, image collection, virtual museum, searchable database of European fine arts (1000-1900)
Smarthistory: a multimedia web-book about art and art history. Site Index. ARC Museum™ Search.