Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

• World Regions

  All regions

  Select a region

  • North America
  • Europe
  • Central and North Asia
  • East Asia
  • Central America
  • South America
  • Africa
  • West Asia
  • Oceania
  • South and Southeast Asia

  Select a time period

  • 8000–2000 B.C.
  • 2000–1000 B.C.
  • 1000 B.C.–1 A.D.
  • 1–500 A.D.
  • 500–1000 A.D.
  • 1000–1400 A.D.
  • 1400–1600 A.D.
  • 1600–1800 A.D.
  • 1800–1900 A.D.
  • 1900 A.D.–Present
• Timelines
  • 8,000–2,000 b.c.
  • 2,000–1,000 b.c.
  • 1,000 b.c.–1 a.d.
  • 1–500 a.d.
  • 500–1,000 a.d.
  • 1,000–1400 a.d.
  • 1400–1600 a.d.
  • 1600–1800 a.d.
  • 1800–1900 a.d.
  • 1900 a.d.–present
• Thematic Essays
  • Recent Additions  |  All Thematic Essays
  • 
    Select a Thematic Category African Art American Art Ancient Near Eastern Art Art of the Americas Asian Art Byzantine Art Egyptian Art European Art Greek and Roman Art Islamic Art Medieval Art Oceanic/Pacific Art Prehistory Select a Department American Decorative Arts American Paintings and Sculpture Ancient Near Eastern Art Arms and Armor Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas Asian Art The Costume Institute Drawings and Prints Education Egyptian Art European Paintings European Sculpture and Decorative Arts Greek and Roman Art Islamic Art The Libraries Medieval Art and The Cloisters Musical Instruments Nineteenth-Century, Modern, and Contemporary Art Objects Conservation Paintings Conservation Paper Conservation Photographs Robert Lehman Collection Scientific Research Textile Conservation

    ---

  • Select a Geographical Region Africa Central America Central and North Asia East Asia Europe North America Oceania South America South and Southeast Asia West Asia All Geographical Regions Select a Time Period 20,000–8000 B.C. 8000–2000 B.C. 2000–1000 B.C. 1000 B.C.–1 A.D. 1–500 A.D. 500–1000 A.D. 1000–1400 A.D. 1400–1600 A.D. 1600–1800 A.D. 1800–1900 A.D. 1900 A.D.–Present All Time Periods
    
• Works of Art
  Recent Additions: A Selection
  
  

  Title Description
  Artist
  Material and Technique
  Credit Line
  Accession Number

• Index

  Subject Index (A–Z)

  • A
  • B
  • C
  • D
  • E
  • F
  • G
  • H
  • I
  • J
  • K
  • L
  • M
  • N
  • O
  • P
  • Q
  • R
  • S
  • T
  • U
  • V
  • W
  • X
  • Y
  • Z

  ---

  Artist Index (A–Z)

  • A
  • B
  • C
  • D
  • E
  • F
  • G
  • H
  • I
  • J
  • K
  • L
  • M
  • N
  • O
  • P
  • Q
  • R
  • S
  • T
  • U
  • V
  • W
  • X
  • Y
  • Z

  ---

  Lists of Rulers

Artist Index (S)

• A
• B
• C
• D
• E
• F
• G
• H
• I
• J
• K
• L
• M
• N
• O
• P
• Q
• R
• S
• T
• U
• V
• W
• X
• Y
• Z

• Sabouroff Painter (Greek, active ca. 475–450 B.C.)
• Sacchi, Andrea (Italian, 1599–1661)
• Sacrobosco, Johannes de (John Holybush, died 1256)
• Sadaquain (Pakistani, 1930–1987)
• Sadeler, Aegidius (Netherlandish, ca. 1568–1629)
• Saint Laurent, Yves (French, born Algeria, 1936)
• Saint–Gaudens, Augustus (American, 1848–1907)
• Saint–Non, Jean Claude Richard de (French, 1727–1791)
• Sakai Hoitsu (Japanese, 1761–1828)
• Sakiyama, Takayuki (Japanese, born 1958)
• Salomon, Erich (German, 1886–1944)
• Salviati, Francesco (Francesco de' Rossi) (Italian, Florentine, 1510–1563)
• Sánchez de Aguilera, Benito (Spanish, active ca. 1790–1800)
• Sandby, Paul (British, 1731–1809)
• Sander, August (German, 1876–1964)
• Sander, Karin (German, born 1957)
• Sanderson, John (English, active from 1730, died 1774)
• Sano di Pietro (Italian, 1405–1481)
• Sapper, Richard (German, born 1932)
• Sappho Painter
• Sargent, John Singer (American, 1856–1925)
• Sargis (Armenian, fl. 1301–1353)
• Sarpaneva, Timo (Finnish, born 1926)
• Sarto, Andrea del (Italian, Florentine, 1486–1530)
• Sassetta (Stefano di Giovanni) (Italian, Sienese, active by 1423, died 1450)
• Saulini, Luigi (Italian, 1819–1883)
• Savage, Edward (American, 1761–1817)
• Savery, Roelandt (Netherlandish, 1576–1639)
• Savoldo, Giovanni Girolamo (Italian, active by 1508, died soon after 1548)
• Savonarola, Girolamo (Italian, 1452–498)
• Sax, Charles Joseph (Belgian, 1791–1865)
• Scamozzi, Vincenzo (Italian, 1552–1616)
• Schamberg, Morton (American, 1881–1918)
• Scherer, Georg Henrich (German, 1703–1778)
• Schiaparelli, Elsa (French, born Italy, 1890–1973)
• Schiavone, Andrea (Italian, Venetian, 1522–1563)
• Schiele, Egon (Austrian, 1890–1918)
• Schinkel, Karl Friedrich (German, 1781–1841)
• Schmidt, Johann (Austrian, active late 18th century)
• Schnorr von Carolsfeld, Julius (German, 1794–1872)
• Schoelcher, Marc (French, active 1798–1834)
• Schongauer, Martin (German, ca. 1445–1491)
• Schreiner, Christian, the Younger (Muhlau, recorded 1499–1528)
• Schuberth, Emilio (Italian, born 1904)
• Schuech, Israel (German, Dresden, active ca. 1590–1610)
• Schwarzkogler, Rudolf (Austrian, 1940–1969)
• Scofield, John (British, active 1776–1796)
• Scolari, Giuseppe (Italian, Vicenzan, 1550–1600)
• Scudder, Janet (American, 1869–1940)
• Sculptor: List of Artists
• Scultori, Adamo (Italian, Mantuan, ca. 1530–1587)
• Scultori, Giovanni Battista (Italian, Mantuan, 1503–1575)
• Searle, William (1634–1667)
• Sears, Adeline Harris (American, 1839–1931)
• Sébah, J. Pascal (Turkish, 1823–1886)
• Sebastiano del Piombo (Italian, Venetian, ca. 1485–1547)
• Seeman the Younger, Enoch (Polish, 1694–1745)
• Segna di Buonaventura (Italian, Sienese, active by 1298, died 1326/31)
• Sellas, Matteo (Italian, ca. 1612–1652)
• Sené, Jean–Baptiste–Claude (French, 1751–1802)
• Serlio, Sebastiano (Italian, 1475–1554)
• Serrurier–Bovy, Gustave (Belgian, 1858–1910)
• Sesson Shukei (Japanese, 1504–1589?)
• Seurat, Georges (French, 1859–1891)
• Sèvres Manufactory (French, 1740–present)
• Seymour, David "Chim" (American, born Poland, 1911–1956)
• Seymour, Thomas (American, 1771–1848)
• Shah Quli (Turkish, active ca. mid–16th century)
• Sharples, James (American, 1751–1811)
• Sheeler, Charles (American, 1883–1965)
• Sheraton, Thomas (British, 1751–1806)
• Sherman, Cindy (American, born 1954)
• Shi Lu (Chinese, 1919–1982)
• Shibata Zeshin (Japanese, 1807–1891)
• Shitao (Zhu Ruoji) (Chinese, 1642–1707)
• Shore, Stephen (American, born 1947)
• Shunk, Harry (German, born 1942–2006)
• Shustak, Lawrence N. (American, 1926–2003)
• Siegen, Ludwig von (German, 1609–after 1676)
• Sigalon, Antoine (French, 1524–1590)
• Signac, Paul (French, 1863–1935)
• Signorelli, Luca (Italian, Tuscan, active by 1470, died 1523)
• Siloe, Gil de (Spanish, active 1467–1505)
• Simmons, Laurie (American, born 1949)
• Simpson, Anna Frances (American, 1880–1930)
• Singh, Raghubir (Indian, 1942–1999)
• Siqueiros, David Alfaro (Mexican, 1896–1974)
• Siskind, Aaron (American, 1903–1991)
• Sisley, Alfred (English, 1839–1899)
• Sloan, John (American, 1871–1951)
• Smibert, John (Scottish, 1688–1751)
• Smith & Wesson (American, established 1852)
• Smith, David (American, 1906–1965)
• Smith, John Rubens (American, 1775–1849)
• Smith, Kiki (American, born 1954)
• Smithson, Robert (American, 1938–1973)
• Smorsone, Giovanni (Italian, active 1702–38)
• Soami (Kangaku Shinso) (Japanese, died 1525)
• Solario, Andrea (Italian, active by 1495, died 1524)
• Solimena, Francesco (Italian, 1657–1747)
• Sorgh, Hendrick (Dutch, 1609/11—1670)
• Sorolla y Bastida, Joaquin (Spanish, 1863–1923)
• Sottsass, Ettore (Italian, born Austria 1917)
• Soufflot, Jacques–Germain (French, 1713–1780)
• Southworth, Albert Sands (American, 1811–1894)
• Soutine, Chaim (French, born Lithuania, 1893–1943)
• Sozzo, Niccolò di ser (Italian, active ca. 1334–d. 1363)
• Speckaert, Hans (Flemish, died ca. 1577)
• Spencer, Lilly Martin (American, 1822—1902)
• Spilliaert, Léon (Belgian, 1881–1946)
• Spranger, Bartholomeus (Netherlandish, 1546–1611)
• Stanley, John Mix (American, 1814–1872)
• Stanzione, Massimo (Italian, 1585–1656)
• Starkey, Mehitable (American, born ca. 1743)
• Stauffer, Johann Anton (Austrian, ca. 1805–after 1851)
• Steen, Jan (Dutch, 1626–1679)
• Stefano da Verona (Stefano di Giovanni) (Italian, 1374/75–ca. 1438?)
• Steichen, Edward (American, born Luxembourg, 1879–1973)
• Steinert, Otto (German, 1915–1978)
• Stella, Joseph (American, born Italy, 1877–1946)
• Stent, Peter (British, active 1642–1665)
• Stickley, Gustav (American, 1858–1942)
• Stieglitz, Alfred (American, 1864–1946)
• Still, Clyfford (American, 1904–1980)
• Stock, Andries (Dutch, ca. 1580—1648)
• Stock, Joseph Whiting (American, 1815–1855)
• Stone, Arthur John (American, born England, 1847–1938)
• Storrs, John (American, 1885–1956)
• Story, William Wetmore (American, 1819–1895)
• Stoskopff, Sebastien (Alsatian, 1597–1657)
• Stoss, Veit (German, 1438/47–1533)
• Stradanus (Jan van der Straet) (Netherlandish, 1523–1605)
• Stradivari, Antonio (Italian, 1644–1737)
• Strand, Paul (American, 1890–1976)
• Strassburger Werkstattgemeinschaft (German)
• Strozzi, Zanobi (Italian, 1412–1468)
• Struth, Thomas (German, born 1954)
• Stuart, Gilbert (American, 1755–1828)
• Subleyras, Pierre Hubert (French, 1699–1749)
• Sudek, Josef (Czech, 1896–1976)
• Sudo, Reiko (Japanese, born 1953)
• Sully, Thomas (American, 1783–1872)
• Sultan ^cAli Mashhadi (Afghani, active late 15th–early 16th century [d. 1519])
• Sultan Muhammad (Iranian, active first half of 16th century)
• Sultan Muhammad Nur (Uzbekistani, active first half of 16th century)
• Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese, 1725–1770)
• Suzuki Kiitsu (Japanese, 1796–1858)
• Suzuki Shonen (Japanese, 1849–1918)
• Swan, Abraham (British, active 1745–1768)