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Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History

Explore more than 1,000 essays on a wide range of topics, including artists, materials, movements, and themes.

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History presents a thematic, chronological, and geographical exploration of global art history through The Met collection. Authored by The Met’s experts, the digital publication is a reference, research, and teaching tool conceived for students and scholars of art history. The Timeline currently comprises more than 1,000 essays and 300 chronologies. It is regularly updated and enriched to provide new scholarship and insights on The Met collection.

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The Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History is funded by the Heilbrunn Foundation, New Tamarind Foundation, and Zodiac Fund.

Additional support is provided by Cynthia and John S. Reed.