Art Time Periods

Mannerism (1520 – 1600) originating in Italy; was an art movement that sought to depict (the human form) in an intentional manner of bizarre, elongated, overtly artfully composed imagery. Subject matter was specifically rendered in highly decorative styles meant to…

The African Renaissance was originally birthed through the comprehensive writings by a man named Cheikh Anta Diop. These writings became a series of 30 essays completed between 1946 – 1960. These Essays were comprised into a book entitled: Towards The…

1918 – 1930 Birthed in the New York City Neighborhood of Harlem, The Harlem Renaissance was the Premier Golden Age in African American life for Culture, Art, Literature and Musical Excellence. Spanning the 1920’s through the 1930’s opportunities and advancements…

Impressionism is a style of painting that attempts to render objects to look natural in appearance by using unmixed paints – straight from the tube. This art movement emerged in France. The Artists Mary Stevenson Cassatt (1844 – 1926) Ramón Casas…

Baroque (1600 – 1750’s) is a style of painting that aims to present movement. Energy, Dramatic display, Exaggeration of action, and Extravagant details to showcase wide ranging activity. This time period was a break-away from the subdued and somewhat staged…

The Renaissance is a period in European history marking the transition from the Middle Ages to modernity and covering the 15th and 16th centuries, characterized by an effort to revive and surpass ideas and achievements of classical antiquity. The Artists…