The history of art is immense, the earliest cave paintings pre-date writing by almost 27,000 years! If you're interested in art history, the first thing you should do is take a look at this table which briefly outlines the artists, traits, works, and events that make up major art periods and how art evolved to present day Please refer this link http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/art-history-timeline.html

Uploaded on Jun 27, 2011

From the Caves to Romanticism, take a journey through centuries of art and learn about the role of art in culture and the place of the artist in society. This series of five-minute podcasts from Otis College of Art and Design features sumptuous images and informative texts. Presented by Dr. Jeanne Willette, faculty at Otis College of Art and Design.

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Published on May 3, 2013

Around 40.000 years ago, Prehistoric Europeans became the first people in the world to invent Art... Painting, sculpture, music... The development of these entirely new concepts had one of the most profound influence on the further intellectual evolution of our ancestors. The oldest works of prehistoric art in the world, dating to around 40.000 years back in time, were found in the Schw�bische Alb, Germany. The Venus of Hohle Fels. And the figurine of a mammoth discovered in the Vogelherd cave Germany. Further artworks include cave paintings (France and Spain). And the very first musical instrument ever found - a flute (Germany).

As more and more of prehistoric Europeans had contact with people of other cultures, it has allowed the spread of such concepts to other places.

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