Timeline of Beauty

By Ms2fine
  • The Parthenon
    447 BCE

    The Parthenon

    Discipline- Architecture
    Represents classical ideals of harmony and perfection that defined Ancient Greek concepts of beauty.
  • Aphrodite of Knidos- Praxiteles
    350 BCE

    Aphrodite of Knidos- Praxiteles

    Discipline- Art History/ sculpture
    Redefined how beauty, especially feminine beauty, could be both divine and human.
  • William Shakespeare Sonnet 18

    William Shakespeare Sonnet 18

    Discipline- Literature
    Shakespeare expresses how poetry preserves beauty beyond time and physical decay.
  • Jayne’s Vermeer- Girl with a Pearl Earring

    Jayne’s Vermeer- Girl with a Pearl Earring

    Discipline- Art History/ Painting
    Highlights inner beauty and emotional intimacy rather than perfection.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach- Air on the G string

    Johann Sebastian Bach- Air on the G string

    Discipline- Music
    Musical beauty expressed through harmony balance, and emotional depth. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMkmQlfOJDk
  • Ludwig van Beethoven - symphony no. 9

    Ludwig van Beethoven - symphony no. 9

    Discipline- Music
    Demonstrates beauty as a unifying, spiritual force that transcends human suffering. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3217H8JppI
  • Edgar Allen Poe- “To Helen”

    Edgar Allen Poe- “To Helen”

    Discipline: Art History
    Connects aesthetic beauty with nostalgia, art, and the sublime.
  • Edouard Manet- Olympia

    Edouard Manet- Olympia

    Discipline: Art history
    Challenges traditional ideals of beauty and provokes reflection on social and cultural perceptions.
  • Claude Monet- Water Lilies series

    Claude Monet- Water Lilies series

    Discipline: Art History
    Finds beauty in fleeting, everyday moments rather than perfection.
  • Le Corbusier- Villa Savoye

    Le Corbusier- Villa Savoye

    Discipline: Architecture
    Redefines architectural beauty through simplicity, geometry, and purpose.
  • Andy Warhol- Marilyn Diptych

    Andy Warhol- Marilyn Diptych

    Disicpline: Art History
    Examines fame and the commodification of beauty in pop culture.
  • Maya Angelou - Phenomenal Woman

    Maya Angelou - Phenomenal Woman

    Discipline: Literature/Poetry
    Reclaims beauty as empowerment, rejecting external validation.
  • Annie Leibovitz - Portrait of John Lennon and Yoko Ono

    Annie Leibovitz - Portrait of John Lennon and Yoko Ono

    Discipline: Photography
    Portrays love, vulnerability, and emotional beauty through photography.
  • Enhanced - Orinoco Flow

    Enhanced - Orinoco Flow

    Discipline: Music
    Musical representation of transcendence and inner calm https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTrk4X9ACtw
  • Baz Luhrmann - Romeo + Juliet

    Baz Luhrmann - Romeo + Juliet

    Disicipline: Film History
    Explores the timelessness of beauty, love, and tragedy across generations. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0117509/