ART
Movements
Oldest Art Movements
This list features the oldest art movements in history based on their reputed origin date.
RANK | MOVEMENT | ORIGIN DATE |
1 | Prehistoric Art | 40,000–4,000 BCE |
2 | Ancient Art | 30,000 BCE–400 CE |
3 | Medieval | 500–1400 |
4 | Renaissance | 1,400–1,600 |
5 | Mannerism | 1527–1580 |
6 | Baroque | 1600–1750 |
7 | Rococo | 1699–1780 |
8 | Neoclassicism | 1750–1850 |
9 | Romanticism | 1780–1850 |
10 | Realism | 1848–1900 |
11 | Impressionism | 1865–1885 |
12 | Post-Impressionism | 1885–1910 |
13 | Art Nouveau | 1890–1910 |
14 | Fauvism | 1900–1935 |
15 | Expressionism | 1905–1920 |
16 | Cubism | 1907–1914 |
17 | Surrealism | 1917–1950 |
18 | Abstract Expressionism | 1940–1950s |
19 | Op Art | 1950s–1960s |
20 | Pop Art | 1950s–1960s |
References
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