Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

• World Regions
  • All World Regions
    • 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
  • Africa
    • 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
  • Central America
    • 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
  • Central and North Asia
    • 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
  • East Asia
    • 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
  • Europe
    • 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
  • North America
    • 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
  • Oceania
    • 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
  • South America
    • 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
  • South and Southeast Asia
    • 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
  • West Asia
    • 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.
    • Africa
    • Central America
    • Central and North Asia
    • East Asia
    • Europe
    • North America
    • Oceania
    • South America
    • South and Southeast Asia
    • West Asia
  • 2,000–1,000 b.c.
    • Africa
    • Central America
    • Central and North Asia
    • East Asia
    • Europe
    • North America
    • Oceania
    • South America
    • South and Southeast Asia
    • West Asia
  • 1,000 b.c.–1 a.d.
    • Africa
    • Central America
    • Central and North Asia
    • East Asia
    • Europe
    • North America
    • Oceania
    • South America
    • South and Southeast Asia
    • West Asia
  • 1–500 a.d.
    • Africa
    • Central America
    • Central and North Asia
    • East Asia
    • Europe
    • North America
    • Oceania
    • South America
    • South and Southeast Asia
    • West Asia
  • 500–1,000 a.d.
    • Africa
    • Central America
    • Central and North Asia
    • East Asia
    • Europe
    • North America
    • Oceania
    • South America
    • South and Southeast Asia
    • West Asia
  • 1,000–1400 a.d.
    • Africa
    • Central America
    • Central and North Asia
    • East Asia
    • Europe
    • North America
    • Oceania
    • South America
    • South and Southeast Asia
    • West Asia
  • 1400–1600 a.d.
    • Africa
    • Central America
    • Central and North Asia
    • East Asia
    • Europe
    • North America
    • Oceania
    • South America
    • South and Southeast Asia
    • West Asia
  • 1600–1800 a.d.
    • Africa
    • Central America
    • Central and North Asia
    • East Asia
    • Europe
    • North America
    • Oceania
    • South America
    • South and Southeast Asia
    • West Asia
  • 1800–1900 a.d.
    • Africa
    • Central America
    • Central and North Asia
    • East Asia
    • Europe
    • North America
    • Oceania
    • South America
    • South and Southeast Asia
    • West Asia
  • 1900 a.d.–present
    • Africa
    • Central America
    • Central and North Asia
    • East Asia
    • Europe
    • North America
    • Oceania
    • South America
    • South and Southeast Asia
    • West Asia
• Thematic Essays
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    • Prehistory
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    • 20,000–8000 B.C.
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    • 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
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Subject Index: Islamic World

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Timelines (71) Anatolia and the Caucasus, 500–1000 A.D. Arabian Peninsula, 500–1000 A.D. Balkan Peninsula, 500–1000 A.D. Central and North Asia, 500–1000 A.D. Eastern Mediterranean, The, 500–1000 A.D. Egypt, 500–1000 A.D. Iberian Peninsula, 500–1000 A.D. Iran, 500–1000 A.D. Iraq (Mesopotamia) 500–1000 A.D. Western North Africa (The Maghrib), 500–1000 A.D. Anatolia and the Caucasus, 1000–1400 A.D. Arabian Peninsula, 1000–1400 A.D. Balkan Peninsula, 1000–1400 A.D. Central and North Asia, 1000–1400 A.D. Eastern and Southern Africa, 1000–1400 A.D. Eastern Mediterranean, The, 1000–1400 A.D. Egypt, 1000–1400 A.D. Iberian Peninsula, 1000–1400 A.D. Iran, 1000–1400 A.D. Iraq, 1000–1400 A.D. South Asia—North, 1000–1400 A.D. South Asia—South, 1000–1400 A.D. Western and Central Sudan, 1000–1400 A.D. Western North Africa (The Maghrib), 1000–1400 A.D. Anatolia and the Caucasus, 1400–1600 A.D. Arabian Peninsula, 1400–1600 A.D. Balkan Peninsula, 1400–1600 A.D. Central and North Asia, 1400–1600 A.D. Eastern and Southern Africa, 1400–1600 A.D. Eastern Mediterranean, The, 1400–1600 A.D. Egypt, 1400–1600 A.D. Iberian Peninsula, 1400–1600 A.D. Iran, 1400–1600 A.D. Iraq, 1400–1600 A.D. South Asia, 1400–1600 A.D. Southeast Asia, 1400–1600 A.D. Western and Central Sudan, 1400–1600 A.D. Western North Africa (The Maghrib), 1400–1600 A.D. Anatolia and the Caucasus, 1600–1800 A.D. Arabian Peninsula, 1600–1800 A.D. Balkan Peninsula, 1600–1800 A.D. Central and North Asia, 1600–1800 A.D. Eastern Africa, 1600–1800 A.D. Egypt, 1600–1800 A.D. Iran, 1600–1800 A.D. Iraq, 1600–1800 A.D. South Asia, 1600–1800 A.D. Southeast Asia, 1600–1800 A.D. The Eastern Mediterranean, 1600–1800 A.D. Western and Central Sudan, 1600–1800 A.D. Western North Africa (The Maghrib), 1600–1800 A.D. Anatolia and the Caucasus, 1800–1900 A.D. Arabian Peninsula and the Eastern Mediterranean, 1800–1900 A.D. Central and North Asia, 1800–1900 A.D. Eastern Africa, 1800–1900 A.D. Egypt and North Africa, 1800–1900 A.D. Iran (Persia), 1800–1900 A.D. South Asia, 1800–1900 A.D. Southeast Asia, 1800–1900 A.D. Southern Europe, 1800–1900 A.D. Western and Central Sudan, 1800–1900 A.D. Anatolia and the Caucasus, 1900 A.D.–present Arabian Peninsula and the Eastern Mediterranean, 1900 A.D.–present Balkan Peninsula, 1900 A.D.–present Central and North Asia, 1900 A.D.–present Eastern Africa, 1900 A.D.–present Egypt and North Africa, 1900 A.D.–present Iran, 1900 A.D.–present South Asia, 1900 A.D.–present Southeast Asia, 1900 A.D.–present Western and Central Sudan, 1900 A.D.–present

Thematic Essays (88) The Age of Süleyman "the Magnificent" (r. 1520–1566) Art and Nationalism in Twentieth-Century Turkey The Art of Nishapur (mid-9th–early 12th century) The Art of the Almoravid and Almohad Periods (ca. 1062–1269) The Art of the Ayyubid Period (ca. 1171–1260) The Art of the Book in the Ilkhanid Period The Art of the cAbbasid Period (750–1258) The Art of the Fatimid Period (909–1171) The Art of the Ilkhanid Period (1256–1353) The Art of the Mamluk Period (1250–1517) The Art of the Mughals after 1600 The Art of the Mughals before 1600 The Art of the Nasrid Period (1232–1492) The Art of the Ottomans after 1600 The Art of the Ottomans before 1600 The Art of the Safavids before 1600 The Art of the Seljuq Period in Anatolia (1081–1307) The Art of the Seljuqs of Iran (ca. 1040–1157) The Art of the Timurid Period (ca. 1370–1507) The Art of the Umayyad Period (661–750) The Art of the Umayyad Period in Spain (711–1031) The Arts of Iran, 1600–1800 The Arts of the Book in the Islamic World, 1600–1800 The Bamana Ségou State The Birth of Islam Blown Glass from Islamic Lands Calligraphy in Islamic Art Carpets from the Islamic World, 1600–1800 Commercial Exchange, Diplomacy, and Religious Difference between Venice and the Islamic world Company Painting in Nineteenth-Century India Courtly Art of the Ilkhanids Cut and Engraved Glass from Islamic Lands Early Modernists and Indian Traditions Egyptian Modern Art The Empires of the Western Sudan The Empires of the Western Sudan: Ghana Empire The Empires of the Western Sudan: Mali Empire The Empires of the Western Sudan: Songhai Empire Enameled and Gilded Glass from Islamic Lands Europe and the Islamic World, 1600–1800 Figural Representation in Islamic Art Folios from the Great Mongol Shahnama (Book of Kings) Folios from the Jami' al-tavarikh (Compendium of Chronicles) The Fulani/Fulbe People The Fulani/Fulbe People and their Art Geometric Patterns in Islamic Art Glass from Islamic Lands Glass with Mold-Blown Decoration from Islamic Lands The Greater Ottoman Empire, 1600–1800 Hot-worked Glass from Islamic Lands Indian Textiles: Trade and Production Inland Niger Delta Islamic Arms and Armor Islamic Art and Culture: the Venetian Perspective Islamic Art of the Deccan The Later Ottomans and the Impact of Europe The Legacy of Genghis Khan List of Rulers: Europe List of Rulers: Islamic World List of Rulers: South Asia The Magic of Signs and Patterns in North African Art Modern and Contemporary Art in Iran Modern Art in India Modern Art in West and East Pakistan Modern Art in West Asia: From Colonial to Post-colonial Period The Mongolian Tent in the Ilkhanid Period Mosaic Glass from Islamic Lands The Nature of Islamic Art A New Visual Language Transmitted Across Asia Nineteenth-Century Court Arts in India Nineteenth-Century Iran: Art and the Advent of Modernity Nineteenth-Century Iran: Continuity and Revivalism Postmodernism: Recent Developments in Art in India Postmodernism: Recent Developments in Art in Pakistan and Bangladesh The Religious Arts under the Ilkhanids The Rise of Modernity in South Asia Shah cAbbas and the Arts of Isfahan Stained, or Luster-Painted Glass from Islamic Lands Takht-i Sulayman and Tile Work in the Ilkhanid Period Trade and the Spread of Islam in Africa The Trans-Saharan Gold Trade (7th–14th century) Vegetal Patterns in Islamic Art Venice and the Islamic World, 828–1797 Venice's Principal Muslim Trading Partners: the Mamluks, the Ottomans, and the Safavids Ways of Recording African History West Asia: Ancient Legends, Modern Idioms West Asia: Between Tradition and Modernity West Asia: Postmodernism, the Diaspora, and Women Artists