Bell-ringer - Vocabulary
Archaeologist - a specialist in archaeology, the scientific study of prehistoric peoples and their cultures by analysis of their artifacts, inscriptions, monuments, etc.
Worksheet - Digging Deep
Western Tradition - What is considered the Western World?
The term ‘Western art’ largely describes the art of western Europe, but is also used as a general category for forms of art that are now geographically widespread but that have their roots in Europe.
Modern Day Western Europe |
Historical Periods within Western Art
Art historians describe the history of Western art in terms of successive periods and/or movements, including classical, medieval, Byzantine, Romanesque, Renaissance, baroque, rococo, neoclassicism, Romanticism, realism, Impressionism, modernism and postmodernism. Definitions of these periods are often debated, as it is impossible to pinpoint where they begin and end, or to account for the wide array of art produced within them. Nevertheless, such terms are indispensable in navigating the complex history and stylistic shifts of Western art across time. |