The Process of Art timeline.

A very long time ago, the first forms of art ever created was art on rocks, usually of animals or humans. People would use anything they could find to draw onto the cave walls such as other small rocks. The way that this contributed hugely to art, is the way that people would create with simple materials and use creativity to make things from a very early age. Even whenever there wasn't no pencils or paint, people would find a way to tell a story through the walls of caves or huge rocks. (The)

Ancient art was very similar to prehistorical art, but just more developed. At this time more sculptures, pottery, and architectural structures were introduced to the art form. Ancient art was important to the artistic field because it really started to develop art into something that can be included into everything. For example even things like pottery or architectural things include art. (“Ancient Art History Timeline | Study.com”)

(400 A.D.)
Medieval art was whenever many different types of artistic styles started to be created. This includes Christian, Romanesque, Gothic, and many more. Medieval art is normally associated with religious art. Medieval art introduced the world to more than just a few different styles, but many different kinds of styles that nobody knew were even a thing. It also showed that art can represent many things like religion and biblical art. (“Medieval Art: Characteristics and Influences”)

Renaissance art was whenever painting, music, and literature became very big. Artists were starting to learn that art was more than just drawings of religious things, but rather anything they could think of. Renaissance art was important because it started to make artists break away from the traditional art they were used too. They tried to represent different things they were used to from the Medieval period. (The)

Baroque art was a very dramatic style compared to the earlier different artistic styles. This type of art was very characterized by the emotional intensity that the paintings held. Baroque art was very important for the Catholic church's reformation. It represented powerful imagery to show the intensity of their message.

Neoclassicm was whenever the more aesthetic principles of classical art ream urged. It represented more classical and rationality in art, and was a very big contrast to the Baroque style. Neoclassicm was whenever people started to focus more on depicting idealized human forms, and making people anatomically accurate. This was a big point of whenever people started to focus on the more realistic side of art.

Romanticism was an artist movement that emphasized emotion, individualism, and the sublime in nature. It showed lots of feeling and intuition in the art, and was a key moment in art history. This was a key moment since romanticism was one of the points in history where people really went into showing feelings and emotion through their art. It was also a reaction against the neoclassical movement, which emphasized order and balance. (Galitz)

Realism was an art form that wanted to show the world how it is. It focused on everyday life for ordinary people, and rejected the romanticized depictions. Realism was one of the first art forms that truly showed ordinary peoples life in the working class. It also was a totally different style compared to the previous art form. (“Realism Movement Overview”)

Modern art was where a lot of famous paintings come from, such as the great wave and starry night. It was whenever artist would experiment with many different things such as color and non-traditional materials. This was a very key moment in the art history, since modern art is whenever artists stopped doing as many commissions. instead they would create art on their own time simply for fun. It also was whenever new ideas were experimented. (MoMA)

Contemporary art is a lot of what you see now. It's a completely different idea than art produced in the past, having lots of diversity and global influence. Often this kind of art would reject traditional boundaries and engage in new technologies and media. This kind of art showed that art didn't have to be the most beautiful scenery painted, but instead it could be anything that expressed the point you're trying to portray. It inspired thousands of artist around the globe. (Art)