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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    • Medieval Art
    • Oceanic/Pacific Art
    • Prehistory
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  • Browse by Time Period
    • 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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• Index

Subject Index: Islamic Art in the Later Period

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Timelines (47) 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 (56) The Age of Süleyman "the Magnificent" (r. 1520–1566) Art and Nationalism in Twentieth-Century Turkey The Art of the Mughals after 1600 The Art of the Mughals before 1600 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 Timurid Period (ca. 1370–1507) The Arts of Iran, 1600–1800 The Arts of the Book in the Islamic World, 1600–1800 Blown Glass from Islamic Lands Byzantine Art under Islam 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 Constantinople after 1261 Cut and Engraved Glass from Islamic Lands The Decoration of Arms and Armor Early Modernists and Indian Traditions Egyptian Modern Art Enameled and Gilded Glass from Islamic Lands Europe and the Islamic World, 1600–1800 Figural Representation in Islamic 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 Islamic Art and Culture: the Venetian Perspective Islamic Art of the Deccan The Later Ottomans and the Impact of Europe List of Rulers: Islamic World 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 Mosaic Glass from Islamic Lands The Nature of Islamic Art 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 Rise of Modernity in South Asia Shah cAbbas and the Arts of Isfahan Stained, or Luster-Painted Glass from Islamic Lands Techniques of Decoration on Arms and Armor 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 West Asia: Ancient Legends, Modern Idioms West Asia: Between Tradition and Modernity West Asia: Postmodernism, the Diaspora, and Women Artists