American painting: c. 1585 - 1988
...America White, John (1585–93) The Oxford Companion to American Literature 6 16th century Arts Painting British painting Politics Conquest and colonization Social and domestic American art American Indians British colonial America European empires from 1415 Europe Society Empires Britain North America United States 1775 1775 John Singleton Copley, already established as America's greatest portrait painter, moves to London Copley, John Singleton (1738?–1815) The Oxford Companion to American Literature 6 18th century Britain 1750-1900 Arts Painting British...
Gothic: 1144 - 1863
...1707 British Isles Europe Britain 1764 1764 English author Horace Walpole provides an early taste of Gothic thrills in his novel Castle of Otranto Walpole, Horace, 4th earl of Orford (1717–97) A Dictionary of British History 1 rev 18th century Britain 1750-1900 Literature English literature Literature in English Fiction Great Britain - from 1707 British Isles Europe Britain 1836 1836 Charles Barry wins the competition to design the new Houses of Parliament Barry, Sir Charles (1795–1860) World Encyclopedia 1 19th century Britain 1750-1900 Architecture Great...
French painting: c. 31,000 years ago - c. 1994
...The Oxford Companion to English Literature 7 1900s 20th century Arts Painting French art Europe France 1906 1906 A large retrospective exhibition in Paris gives Paul Gauguin a growing posthumous reputation Gauguin, Paul (1848–1903) The New Oxford Companion to Literature in French 1 1900s 20th century Arts Painting French art Europe France 1907 1907 Pablo Picasso's Les Demoiselles d'Avignon , a violent transition into cubism, is a turning point in western art Picasso, Pablo (1881–1973) The New Oxford Companion to Literature in French 1 1900s 20th century...
British architecture: c. 2500 BCE - 1998
...Europe Britain 1951 1951 British art historian Nikolaus Pevsner undertakes a massive task, a county-by-county description of The Buildings of England Pevsner, Sir Nikolaus (30 Jan. 1902) The Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists 4 1950s 20th century Architecture Literature English literature Literature in English Great Britain - from 1707 United Kingdom - from 1801 British Isles Europe Britain 1962 1962 Coventry's new cathedral is inaugurated, enhanced by a wide range of work by leading British artists Coventry The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian...
American art: c. 1585 - 1991
...White, John (1585–93) The Oxford Companion to American Literature 6 16th century Arts Painting American painting British painting Politics Conquest and colonization Social and domestic American Indians British colonial America European empires from 1415 Europe Society Empires Britain North America United States 1775 1775 John Singleton Copley, already established as America's greatest portrait painter, moves to London Copley, John Singleton (1738?–1815) The Oxford Companion to American Literature 6 18th century Britain 1750-1900 Arts Painting American...
French art: c. 31,000 years ago - c. 1994
...paints the most splendid shop sign in history, for his friend Gersaint Watteau, Jean-Antoine (1684–1721) The Oxford Companion to English Literature 7 18th century Baroque Arts Painting French painting Europe France 1751 1751 French painter Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin returns to the subject matter that first took his interest, still life Chardin, Jean‐Baptiste Siméon (1699–1779) The New Oxford Companion to Literature in French 1 18th century Arts Painting French painting Europe France 1752 1752 French painter Jean-Honoré Fragonard wins the cherished Prix de...
Italian architecture: c. 530 BCE - 1667
...530 BCE 530 BCE The Greek colonists of Paestum, in southern Italy, build the first of their three superb temples Paestum The Oxford Companion to Classical Literature 3 6th century BCE Architecture Europe Greece Italy c. 20 BCE 20 BCE Roman author Vitruvius writes De Architectura , now generally known as The Ten Books of Architecture Vitrū'vius Po'llio The Oxford Companion to Classical Literature 3 1st century BCE Roman empire Architecture Europe Greece Italy Empires c. 120 120 The Pantheon, roofed with the most spectacular dome of antiquity, is built in...
Photography: 1835 - 1947
...American civil war Wars and Revolutions North America United States 1863 1863 48-year-old Julia Margaret Cameron is given a camera by her daughter, in the Isle of Wight, and decides to concentrate on portraits Cameron, Julia Margaret (1815–79) The Oxford Companion to English Literature 7 19th century Victorian era Britain 1750-1900 Arts British art Great Britain - from 1707 United Kingdom - from 1801 British Isles Europe Britain 1878 1878 English-born US photographer Eadweard Muybridge publishes closely linked photographs revealing how a horse goes through...
British painting: c. 650 - 1996
...British Isles Europe Britain 1846 1846 Edward Lear publishes his Book of Nonsense , consisting of limericks illustrated with his own cartoons Lear, Edward (1812–88) A Dictionary of British History 1 rev 19th century Victorian era Britain 1750-1900 Arts Painting Literature English literature Literature in English Great Britain - from 1707 United Kingdom - from 1801 British Isles Europe Britain 1848 1848 English art students Rossetti, Holman Hunt and Millais form the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood World Encyclopedia 1 19th century...
Architecture: c. 8000 BCE - 2010
...Britain 1951 1951 British art historian Nikolaus Pevsner undertakes a massive task, a county-by-county description of The Buildings of England Pevsner, Sir Nikolaus (30 Jan. 1902) The Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists 4 1950s 20th century British architecture Literature English literature Literature in English Great Britain - from 1707 United Kingdom - from 1801 British Isles Europe Britain 1951 1951 Henri Matisse completes the Chapel of the Rosary at Vence, with every detail designed by himself Matisse, Henri (31 Dec. 1869) The Oxford Dictionary of Art and...
Painting: c. 31,000 years ago - 2000
...art Europe France 1846 1846 Edward Lear publishes his Book of Nonsense , consisting of limericks illustrated with his own cartoons Lear, Edward (1812–88) A Dictionary of British History 1 rev 19th century Victorian era Britain 1750-1900 Arts British painting Literature English literature Literature in English Great Britain - from 1707 United Kingdom - from 1801 British Isles Europe Britain 1848 1848 English art students Rossetti, Holman Hunt and Millais form the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood World Encyclopedia 1 19th century...
Arts: c. 45,000 years ago - 2010
...Europe Britain 1881 1881 The Aesthetic Movement and 'art for art's sake', attitudes personified above all by Whistler and Wilde, are widely mocked and satirized in Britain Aesthetic movement The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature 3 19th century Victorian era Britain 1750-1900 Literature English literature Literature in English Social and domestic Great Britain - from 1707 United Kingdom - from 1801 British Isles Europe Society Britain 1882 1882 Eadweard Muybridge projects slow-motion images of a trotting horse as a demonstration at London's Royal...
Baroque: 1600 - 1751
...Diego Rodriguez de Silva y (1599–1660) World Encyclopedia 1 17th century Arts Painting Europe Spain 1664 1664 Louis XIV commissions a well-established team of designers to provide him with a spectacular palace and garden at Versailles Versailles The New Oxford Companion to Literature in French 1 17th century Architecture French architecture Europe France 1667 1667 Bernini's great curving colonnade is completed, to form the piazza in front of St Peter's Bernini, Gian Lorenzo (1598–1680) World Encyclopedia 1 17th century Architecture Italian architecture...
American architecture: c. 1000 BCE - 1997
...Companion to American Literature 6 1900s 20th century Architecture North America United States 1904 1904 US architect Louis Sullivan completes the Schlesinger & Meyer Store (later known as the Carson, Pirie & Scott Store) in Chicago Sullivan, Louis (1856–1924) A Dictionary of Modern Design 1 1900s 20th century Architecture North America United States 1906 1906 Frank Lloyd Wright builds a Unity Temple for the Unitarians in Oak Park, now a suburb of Chicago Wright, Frank Lloyd (1869–1959) The Oxford Companion to American Literature 6 1900s 20th century...
French architecture: c. 4000 BCE - 1993
...School World Encyclopedia 1 16th century Architecture Politics Dynasties and royalty Europe France 1664 1664 Louis XIV commissions a well-established team of designers to provide him with a spectacular palace and garden at Versailles Versailles The New Oxford Companion to Literature in French 1 17th century Baroque Architecture Europe France 1920 1920 Charles-édouard Jeanneret launches and edits a radical architectural journal, L'Esprit Nouveau Corbusier, Le (1887–1965) A Dictionary of Modern Design 1 20th century Architecture Europe France 1920 1920 The...
British art: c. 1080 - 1998
...1750-1900 Arts Painting British painting Great Britain - from 1707 British Isles Europe Britain 1775 1775 John Singleton Copley, already established as America's greatest portrait painter, moves to London Copley, John Singleton (1738?–1815) The Oxford Companion to American Literature 6 18th century Britain 1750-1900 Arts Painting American painting British painting Great Britain - from 1707 British Isles American art British colonial America Europe Britain North America United States 1790 1790 English painter J.M.W. Turner is only 15 when a painting of his,...
