Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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• Timelines
  • 8,000–2,000 b.c.
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• 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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  Lists of Rulers

Subject Index (V)

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• Vairochana, See Figure, Deity, Buddhist, Buddha, Vairochana
• Vajrapani, See Figure, Deity, Buddhist, Bodhisattva, Vajrapani
• Vase, See Vessel, Tall
• Vellum
• Venus, See Figure, Deity, Greek and Roman, Aphrodite/Venus
• Vessel, organized by culture
• Africa (including Egypt)
• Central America
• Central and North Asia
• East Asia
• China
• Japan
• Korea
• Europe
• Balkan Peninsula (including Greece)
• Central Europe (including Germany)
• Eastern Europe and Scandinavia
• France
• Great Britain and Ireland
• Iberian Peninsula
• Italian Peninsula
• North America
• South America
• South and Southeast Asia
• West Asia
• Vessel, Box
• Africa (including Egypt)
• East Asia
• Europe
• South and Southeast Asia
• West Asia
• Vessel, Chalice
• Vessel, Deep (Cup, Bowl)
• Africa (including Egypt)
• Central America
• Central and North Asia
• East Asia
• Europe
• North America
• South America
• South and Southeast Asia
• West Asia
• Vessel, Figural
• Africa (including Egypt)
• Central America
• East Asia
• Europe
• North America
• South America
• South and Southeast Asia
• West Asia
• Vessel, Shallow (Platter, Plate, Basin, Bowl)
• Africa (including Egypt)
• Central America
• Central and North Asia
• East Asia
• Europe
• North America
• Oceania
• South America
• South and Southeast Asia
• West Asia
• Vessel, Tall (Vase, Pitcher, Bottle)
• Africa (including Egypt)
• Central America
• Central and North Asia
• East Asia
• Europe
• North America
• Oceania
• South America
• South and Southeast Asia
• West Asia
• Victory, See Figure, Deity, Greek and Roman, Nike/Victory
• Video
• Vietnam, See Asia, Southeast Asia
• Viola, See Musical Instrument, Stringed
• Violin, See Musical Instrument, Stringed
• Virgin Mary, See Figure, Biblical, New Testament, Virgin Mary
• Vishnu, See Figure, Deity, Hindu, Vishnu