Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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  • 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.
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  • 1,000–1400 a.d.
  • 1400–1600 a.d.
  • 1600–1800 a.d.
  • 1800–1900 a.d.
  • 1900 a.d.–present
• Thematic Essays
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    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

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  • 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
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  Title Description
  Artist
  Material and Technique
  Credit Line
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• Index

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  Lists of Rulers

Subject Index (E)

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• Earrings, See Personal Ornament, Earrings
• Earthenware, See Ceramic
• East Asia, See Asia, China; Asia, Japan; Asia, Korea
• Eastern Africa, See Africa, Eastern Africa
• Eastern Europe , See Europe, Eastern Europe and Scandinavia
• Eastern Mediterranean, See West Asia, Eastern Mediterranean
• Ecuador, See Americas, Andes
• Egypt, See Africa, Egypt
• El Salvador, See Americas, Maya Area; Americas, Mexico
• Electrum, See Metalwork, Electrum
• Elephant, See Animal, Elephant
• Eligius, See Figure, Saint, Eligius
• Embroidery
• Central and North Asia
• East Asia
• Europe
• North America
• South and Southeast Asia
• West Asia
• Emperor, See Figure, Ruler; Rulers, Lists
• Enamel, See Also Painting, Enamel
• Encaustic, See Painting, Encaustic
• England, See Europe, British Isles
• Engraving, See Print, Engraving
• Ensign, See Arms and Armor, Ensign
• Eritrea, See Africa, Eastern Africa
• Eros, See Figure, Deity, Greek and Roman, Eros/Cupid
• Estonia, See Europe, Eastern Europe and Scandinavia
• Etching, See Print, Etching
• Ethiopia, See Africa, Eastern Africa
• Europe, organized by geography
• Balkan Peninsula (including Greece)
• Byzantium
• Central Europe (including Germany)
• Eastern Europe and Scandinavia
• France
• Great Britain and Ireland
• Iberian Peninsula
• Italian Peninsula
• Central Italy (and Florence)
• Northern Italy (and Venice)
• Southern Italy (and Rome)
• Low Countries
• Europe, organized by period
• Medieval Art
• Renaissance Art
• Seventeenth– and Eighteenth–Century Art
• Nineteenth–Century Art
• Twentieth–Century Art
• Exoticism
• Expressionism