Apollo 11 Stones. 25,500-25,300 BCE. Charcoal on stone. Namibia.
Great Hall of the Bulls. Lascaux, France. Paleolithic Europe. 15,000-13,000 BCE. Rock painting.
Camelid sacrum in the shape of a canine. 14,000-7000 BCE. Bone. Tequixquiac, central Mexico.
Running Horned Woman. 6000-4000 BCE. Pigment on rock. Tassili n’Ajjer, Algeria.
Beaker with Ibex Motifs. 4200-3500 BCE. Painted terra cotta. Susa, Iran.
Anthropomorphic Stele. Fourth millennium BCE. Sandstone. Arabian Peninsula.
Jade cong. 3300-2200 BCE. Carved jade. Liangzhu, China
Stonehenge. Wiltshire, UK. Neolithic Europe. 2500-1600 BCE. Sandstone.
The Ambum stone. 1500 BCE. Greywacke. Ambum Valley, Enga Province, Papua New Guinea.
Tlatilco female figurine. 1200-900 BCE. Ceramic. Central Mexico, site of Tlatilco.
Terra Cotta Fragment. 1000 BCE. Terra cotta (incised). Lapita. Solomon Islands, Reef Islands.
White Temple and its ziggurat. Uruk (modern Warka, Iraq). Sumerian. 3500-3000 BCE. Mud brick.
Palette of King Narmer. Predynastic Egypt. 3000-2920 BCE. Greywacke.
Statues of votive figures, from the Square Temple at Eshnunna (modern Tell Asmar, Iraq). Sumerian. 2700 BCE. Gypsum inlaid with shell and black limestone.
Seated Scribe. Old Kingdom. 2620-2500 BCE. Painted limestone. Saqqara, Egypt.
Standard of Ur from the Royal Tombs at Ur (modern Tell el-Muqayyar, Iraq). Sumerian. 2600-2400 BCE. Wood inlaid with shell, lapis lazuli, and red limestone.
Great Pyramids (Menkaura, Khafre, Khufu) and Great Sphinx. Giza, Egypt. Old Kingdom, 4th Dynasty. 2550-2490 BCE. Cut limestone.
King Menkaura and Queen. Old Kingdom, 4th Dynasty. 2490-2472 BCE. Greywacke.
The Code of Hammurabi. Susian. 1792-1750 BCE. Basalt. Babylon (modern Iran).
Temple of Amun-Re and Hypostyle Hall. Karnak, near Luxor, Egypt. New Kingdom, 18th and 19th Dynasties. Temple: 1550 BCE. Hall: 1250 BCE. Cut sandstone and mud brick.
Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut. Near Luxor, Egypt. New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty. 1473-1458 BCE. Sandstone, partially carved into a rock cliff, and red granite.
Akenaton, Nefertiti, and three daughters. New Kingdom (Amarna), 18th Dynasty. 1353-1335 BCE. Limestone.
Tutankhamun's Tomb, innermost coffin. New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty. 1323 BCE. Gold with inlay of enamel and semi-precious stones.
Last Judgment of Hunefer, from his tomb (page from the Book of the Dead). New Kingdom, 19th Dynasty. 1275 BCE. Painted papyrus scroll.
Lamassu from the citadel of Sargon II, Dur Sharrukin (modern Khorsabad, Iraq). Neo-Assyrian. 720-705 BCE. Alabaster.
Athenian Agora. Archaic through Hellenistic Greek. 600 BCE-150 CE. Plan
Anavysos Kouros. Archaic Greek. 530 BCE. Marble with remnants of paint.
Peplos Kore from the Acropolis. Archaic Greek. 530 BCE. Marble, painted details.
Sarcophagus of the Spouses. Etruscan. 520 BCE. Terra cotta.
Audience Hall (apadana) of Darius and Xerxes. Persepolis, Iran. Persian. 520-465 BCE. Limestone.
Temple of Minerva (Veii, Italy) and sculpture of Apollo. Master sculptor Vulca. 510-500 BCE. Original temple of wood, mud brick, or tufa. Terracotta sculpture.
Tomb of the Triclinium. Tarquinia, Italy. Etruscan. 480-470 BCE. Tufa and fresco.
Niobides Krater. Niobid Painter. 460-450 BCE. Clay, red-figure technique (white highlights).
Doryphoros (Spear Bearer). Polykleitos. Original 450-440 BCE. Roman copy (marble) of Greek original (bronze).
Acropolis. Athens, Greece. Iktinos and Kallikrates. 447-410 BCE. Marble.
Grave Stele of Hegeso. Kallimachos. 410 BCE. Marble and paint.
Winged Victory of Samothrace. Hellenistic Greek. 190 BCE. Marble.
Great Altar of Zeus and Athena at Pergamon. Asia Minor (present day Turkey). Hellenistic Greek. 175 BCE. Marble (architecture and sculpture).
House of the Vettii. Pompeii, Italy. Imperial Roman. Second century BCE. Rebuilt 62-79 CE. Cut stone and fresco.
Alexander Mosaic from the House of Faun. Pompeii. Republican Roman. 100 BCE. Mosaic.
Seated Boxer. Hellenistic Greek. 100 BCE. Bronze.
Head of a Roman Patrician. Republican Roman. 75-50 BCE. Marble.
Augustus of Primaporta. Imperial Roman. Early first century CE. Marble.
Colosseum (Flavian Amphitheater). Rome, Italy. Imperial Roman. 70-80 CE. Stone and concrete.
Forum of Trajan. Rome, Italy. Apollodorus of Damascus. Forum and Markets: 106-112 CE. Column completed: 113 CE. Brick and concrete (architecture). Marble (column).
Pantheon. Imperial Roman. 118-125 CE. Concrete with stone facing.
Ludovisi Battle Sarcophagus. Late Imperial Roman. 250 CE. Marble.
Catacomb of Priscilla. Rome, Italy. Late Antique Europe. 200-400 CE. Excavated tufa and fresco.
Santa Sabina. Rome, Italy. Late Antique Europe. 422-432 CE. Brick and stone, wooden roof.
Rebecca and Eliezer at the Well and Jacob Wrestling the Angel, from the Vienna Genesis. Early Byzantine Europe. Early sixth century CE. Illuminated manuscript (tempera, gold, and silver on purple vellum)
San Vitale. Ravenna, Italy. Early Byzantine Europe. 526-547 CE. Brick, marble, stone veneer, and mosaic.
Hagia Sophia. Istanbul. Anthemius of Tralles and Isidorus of Miletus. 532-537 CE. Brick and ceramic elements with stone and mosaic veneer.
Merovingian looped fibulae. Early medieval Europe. Mid-sixth century CE. Silver gilt worked in filigree, with inlays of garnets and other stones.
Virgin (Theotokos) and Child between Saints Theodore and George. Early Byzantine Europe. Sixth or early seventh century CE. Encaustic on wood.
Lindisfarne Gospels: St. Matthew, cross-carpet page, St. Luke portrait page, St Luke incipit page. Early medieval (Hiberno Saxon) Europe. 700 CE. Illuminated manuscript (ink, pigment, and gold).
Great Mosque. Cordoba, Spain. Umayyad. Began 785-786 CE. Stone masonry.
Pyxis of al-Mughira. Umayyad. 968 CE. Ivory.
Church of Sainte-Foy. Conques, France. Romanesque Europe. Church: 1050-1130 CE. Reliquary of Saint Foy: ninth century CE. Stone (architecture). Stone and paint (tympanum). Gold, silver, gemstones, and enamel over wood (reliquary).
Bayeux Tapestry. Romanesque Europe (English or Norman). 1066-1080 CE. Embroidery on linen.
Chartres Cathedral. Gothic Europe. Original construction 1145-1155 CE. Reconstructed 1194-1220 CE. Limestone, stained glass.
Dedication Page with Blanche of Castle and King Louis IX of France, Scenes from the Apocolypse from Bibles moralisées. Gothic Europe. 1225-1245 CE. Illuminated manuscript.
Rottgen Pieta. Late medieval Europe. 1300-1325 CE. Painted wood.
Arena (Scrovegni) Chapel, including Lamentation. Padua, Italy. Unknown architect. Giotto di Bondone (artist). 14th century CE. Brick and fresco.
Golden Haggadah (The Plagues of Egypt, Scenes of Liberation, and Preparation for Passover). Late Medieval Spain. 1320 CE. Illuminated manuscript (pigment and gold leaf on vellum).
Alhambra. Granada, Spain. Nasrid Dynasty. 1354-1391 CE. Whitewashed adobe stucco, wood, tile, paint, and gilding.
Annunciation Triptych (Merode Altarpiece). Workshop of Robert Campin. 1427-1432 CE. Oil on wood.
Pazzi Chapel. Basilica di Santa Croce. Florence, Italy. Filippo Brunelleschi (architect). 1429-1461 CE. Masonry.
The Arnolfini Portrait. Jan van Eyck. 1434 CE. Oil on wood.
David. Donatello. 1440-1460 CE. Bronze.
Palazzo Rucellai. Florence, Italy. Leon Battista Alberti (architect). 1450 CE. Stone, masonry.
Madonna and Child with Two Angels. Fra Filippo Lippi. 1465 CE. Tempera on wood.
Birth of Venus. Sandro Botticelli. 1484-1486 CE. Tempera on canvas.
Last Supper. Leonardo da Vinci. 1494-1498 CE. Oil and tempera.
Adam and Eve. Albrecht Durer. 1504 CE. Engraving
Sistine Chapel ceiling and altar wall frescoes. Vatican City, Italy. Michelangelo. Ceiling frescoes: 1508-1512 CE. Altar frescoes: 1536-1541 CE. Fresco.
School of Athens. Raphael. 1509-1511 CE. Fresco.
Isenheim altarpiece. Matthias Grunewald. 1512-1516 CE. Oil on wood.
Entombment of Christ. Jacopo da Pontormo. 1525-1528 CE. Oil on wood.
Allegory of Law and Grace. Lucas Cranach the Elder. 1530 CE. Woodcut and letterpress.
Venus of Urbino. Titian. 1538 CE. Oil on canvas.
Frontispiece of the Codex Mendoza. Viceroyalty of New Spain. 1541-1542 CE. Ink and color.
Il Gesù, including Triumph of the Name of Jesus ceiling fresco. Rome, Italy. Giacomo da Vignola, Giacomo della Porta, Giovanni Battista Gaulli. Church: 16th century. Facade: 1568-1584. Frescos and stucco figures: 1676-1679. Brick, marble, fresco, and stucco.
Hunters in the Snow. Pieter Bruegel the Elder. 1565 CE. Oil on wood.
Mosque of Selim II. Edirne, Turkey. Sinan. 1568-1575 CE. Brick and stone.
Calling of Saint Matthew. Caravaggio. 1597-1601 CE. Oil on canvas.
Henry IV Recieves the Portrait of Marie de'Medici. Peter Paul Rubens. 1621-1625 CE. Oil on canvas.
Self-Portrait with Saskia. Rembrandt van Rijn. 1636 CE. Etching.
San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane. Rome, Italy. Francesco Borromini. 1638-1646 CE. Stone and stucco.
Ecstasy of Saint Teresa. Cornaro Chapel, Church of Santa Maria della Vittoria. Rome, Italy. Gian Lorenzo Bernini. 1647-1652 CE. Marble (sculpture). Stucco and gilt bronze (chapel).
Angel with Arquebus. Master of Calamarca (La Paz School). 17th century CE. Oil on canvas.
Las Meninas. Diego Velázquez. 1656 CE. Oil on canvas.
Woman Holding a Balance. Johannes Vermeer. 1664 CE. Oil on canvas.
The Palace at Versailles. Versailles, France. Louis Le Vau and Jules Hardouin-Mansart. Began 1669 CE. Masonry, stone, wood, iron, and gold leaf (architecture). Marble and bronze (sculpture). Gardens.
Screen with the Siege of Belgrade and hunting scene. 1697-1701 CE. Tempera and resin on wood, mother of pearl inlay.
The Virgin of Guadalupe. Miguel González. 1698 CE. Basilica of Guadalupe, Mexico City. 16th century CE. Oil on canvas on wood, inlaid with mother-of-pearl.
Fruit and Insects. Rachel Ruysch. 1711 CE. Oil on wood.
Spaniard and Indian Produce a Mestizo. Juan Rodríguez Juárez. 1715 CE. Oil on canvas.
The Tete a Tete, from Marriage á la Mode. William Hogarth. 1743 CE. Oil on canvas.
Portrait of Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz. Miguel Cabrera. 1750 CE. Oil on canvas.
A Philosopher Giving a Lecture on the Orrery. Joseph Wright of Derby. 1763-1765 CE. Oil on canvas.