AP Art History

Apollo 11 Stones

Namibia. c. 25,500-25,300 B.C.E. Charcoal on stone.

Great Hall of the Bulls

Lascaux, France
Paleolithic Europe
15,000-13,000 B.C.E
Rock Painting

Camelid sacrum in the shape of a canine

Tequixquiac, central Mexico. 14,000-7000 B.C.E. Bone.

Running Horned Woman

Tassili n'Ajjer, Algeria. 6000-4000 B.C.E. Pigment on rock.

Beaker with Ibex Motifs

Susa, Iran. 4200-3500 B.C.E. Painted terra cotta.

Anthropomorphic Stele

Arabian Peninsula. Fourth millennium B.C.E. Sandstone.

Jade cong

Liangzhu, China. 3300-2200 BCE. Carved jade.

Stonehenge

Wiltshire, UK. Neolithic Europe. c. 2500-1600 B.C.E. Sandstone.

The Ambum stone

Ambum Valley, Enga Province, Papua New Guinea. c. 1500 B.C.E. Greywacke.

Tlatilco female figurine

Central Mexico, site of Tlatilco. 1200-900 B.C.E. Ceramic.

Terra Cotta Fragment

Lapita. Solomon Islands, Reef Islands. 1000 B.C.E. Terra cotta (incised).

White Temple and its ziggurat

Uruk (modern Warka, Iraq). Sumerian. c. 3500-3000 B.C.E. Mud brick.

Palette of King Narmer

Predynastic Egypt. c. 3000-2920 B.C.E. Greywacke.

Statues of votive figures, from the Square Temple at Eshnunna

(modern Tell Asmar, Iraq). Sumerian. c. 2700 B.C.E. Gypsum inlaid with shell and black limestone

Seated Scribe

Saqqara, Egypt. Old Kingdom, Fourth Dynasty. c. 2620-2500 B.C.E. Painted limestone.

Standard of Ur

Tombs at Ur (modern Tell el-Muqayyar, Iraq). Sumerian. c. 2600-2400 B.C.E. Wood inlaid with shell, lapis lazuli, and red limestone.

Great Pyramids (Menkaura, Khafre, Khufu) and Great Sphinx

Giza, Egypt. Old Kingdom, Fourth Dynasty, c, 2550-2490 B.C.E. Cut limestone

King Menkaura and Queen

Old Kingdom, Fourth Dynasty. c. 2490-2472 B.C.E. Greywacke.

The Code of Hammurabi

Babylon (modern Iran). Susian. c. 1792-1750 B.C.E. Basalt.

Temple of Amun-Re and Hypostyle Hall

Karnak, near Luxor, Egypt. New Kingdom, 18th and 19th Dynasties. Temple: c. 1550 B.C.E.; hall: c. 1250 B.C.E. Cut sandstone and mud brick.

Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut

Near Luxor, Egypt. New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty. c. 1473-1458 B.C.E. Sandstone, partially carved into a rock cliff, and red granite.

Akenaton, Nefertiti, and three daughters

New Kingdom (Amarna), 18th Dynasty. c. 1353-1335 B.C.E. Limestone.

Tutankhamen's Tomb

New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty. c. 1323 B.C.E. 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. c. 1275 B.C.E. Painted papyrus scroll

Lamassu from the citadel of Sargon II

Dur Sharrukin (modern Khorsabad, Iraq). Neo-Assyrian. c. 720-705 B.C.E. Alabaster.

Athenian Agora

Archaic through Hellenistic Greek. 600 B.C.E.-150 C.E. Plan.

Anavysos Kouros

Archaic Greek. c. 530 B.C.E. Marble with remnants of paint.

Peplos Kore from the Acropolis

Archaic Greek. c. 530 B.C.E. Marble, painted details.

Sarcophagus of the Spouses

Etruscan. c. 520 B.C.E. Terra cotta.

Audience Hall (apadana) of Darius and Xerxes

Persepolis, Iran. Persian. c. 520-465 B.C.E. Limestone.

Temple of Minerva (Veii, near Rome, Italy) and sculpture of Apollo

Master sculptor Vulca. c. 510-500 B.C.E. Original temple of wood, mud brick, or tufa (volcanic rock). Terracotta sculpture.

Tomb of the Triclinium

Tarquinia, Italy. Etruscan. c. 480-470 B.C.E. Tufa and fresco.

Niobides Krater

Anonymous vase painter of Classical Greece known as the Niobid Painter. c. 460-450 B.C.E. Clay, red-figure technique (white highlights).

Doryphoros (Spear Bearer)

Polykleitos. Original 450-440 B.C.E. Roman copy (marble) of Greek original (bronze).

Acropolis

Athens, Greece. Iktinos and Kallikrates. c. 447-410 B.C.E. Marble.

Grave Stele of Hegeso

Attributed to Kallimachos. c. 410 B.C.E. Marble and paint.

Winged Victory of Samothrace

Hellenistic Greek. c. 190 B.C.E. Marble.

Great Altar of Zeus and Athena at Pergamon

Asia Minor (present-day Turkey). Hellenistic Greek. c. 175 B.C.E. Marble (architecture and sculpture).

House of the Vettii

Pompeii, Italy. Imperial Roman. c. second century B.C.E.; rebuilt c. 62-79 C.E. Cut stone and fresco.

Alexander Mosaic from the House of Faun

Pompeii. Republican Roman. c. 100 B.C.E. Mosaic.

Seated Boxer

Hellenistic Greek. c. 100 B.C.E. Bronze.

Head of a Roman Patrician

Republican Roman. c. 75-50 B.C.E. Marble.

Augustus of Primaporta

Imperial Roman. Early first century C.E. Marble.

Colosseum (Flavian Amphitheater)

Rome, Italy. Imperial Roman. 70-80 C.E. Stone and concrete.

Forum of Trajan

Rome, Italy. Apollodorus of Damascus. Forum and markets: 106-112 C.E.; column completed 113 C.E. Brick and concrete (architecture); marble (column).

Pantheon

Imperial Roman. 118-125 C.E. Concrete with stone facing.

Ludovisi Battle Sarcophagus

Late Imperial Roman. c. 250 C.E. Marble.

Catacomb of Priscilla

Rome, Italy. Late Antique Europe. c. 200-400 C.E. Excavated tufa and fresco.

Santa Sabina

Rome, Italy. Late Antique Europe. c. 422-432 C.E. 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 C.E. Illuminated manuscript

San Vitale

Ravenna, Italy. Early Byzantine Europe. c. 526-547 C.E. Brick, marble, and stone veneer; mosaic.

Hagia Sophia

Constantinople (Istanbul). Anthemius of Tralles and Isidorus of Miletus. 532-537 C.E. Brick and ceramic elements with stone and mosaic veneer.

Merovingian looped fibulae

Early medieval Europe. Mid-sixth century C.E. 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. c. 700 C.E. Illuminated manuscript (ink, pigment, and gold)

Great Mosque

Cordoba, Spain. Umayyad. Begun c. 785-786 C.E. Stone masonry.

Pyxis of al-Mughira

Umayyad. c. 968 C.E. Ivory.

Church of Sainte-Foy

Conques, France. Romanesque Europe. Church: c. 1050-1130 C.E.; Reliquary of Saint Foy: ninth century C.E., with later additions. Stone (architecture); stone and paint (tympanum); gold, silver, gemstones, and enamel over wood (reliquary).

Bayeux Tapestry

Romanesque Europe (English or Norman). c. 1066-1080 C.E. Embroidery on linen.

Chartres Cathedral

Chartres, France. Gothic Europe. Original construction c. 1145-1155 C.E.; reconstructed c. 1194-1220 C.E. Limestone, stained glass.

Dedication Page with Blanche of Castle and King Louis IX of France, Scenes from the Apocolypse from Bibles moralisées.

Gothic Europe. c. 1225-1245 C.E. Illuminated manuscript

Rottgen Pieta

Late medieval Europe. c. 1300-1325 C.E. Painted wood.

Arena (Scrovegni) Chapel, including Lamentation

Padua, Italy. Unknown architect; Giotto di Bondone (artist). Chapel: c. 1303 C.E.; Fresco: c. 1305. Brick (architecture) and fresco.

Golden Haggadah (The Plagues of Egypt, Scenes of Liberation, and Preparation for Passover)

Late Medieval Spain. c. 1320. Late medieval Spain. c. 1320 C.E. Illuminated manuscript (pigment and gold leaf on vellum)

Alhambra

Granada, Spain. Nasrid Dynasty. 1354-1391 C.E. Whitewashed adobe stucco, wood, tile, paint, and gilding.

Annunciation Triptych (Merode Altarpiece)

Workshop of Robert Campin. 1427-1432 C.E. Oil on wood.

Pazzi Chapel

Basilica di Santa Croce. Florence, Italy. Filippo Brunelleschi (architect). c. 1429-1461 C.E. Masonry.

The Arnolfini Portrait

Jan van Eyck. c. 1434 C.E. Oil on wood.

David

Donatello. c. 1440-1460 C.E. Bronze.

Palazzo Ruchellai

Florence, Italy. Leon Battista Alberti (architect). c. 1450. Stone, masonry

Madonna and Child with Two Angels

Fra Filippo Lippi. c. 1465 C.E. Tempera on wood.

Birth of Venus

Sandro Botticelli. c. 1484-1486 C.E. Tempera on canvas.

Last Supper

Leonardo da Vinci. c. 1494-1498 C.E. Oil and tempera.

Adam and Eve

Albrecht Durer. c. 1504. Engraving

Sistine Chapel ceiling and altar wall frescoes

Vatican City, Italy. Michelangelo. Ceiling frescoes: c. 1508-1512 C.E.; altar frescoes: c. 1536-1541 C.E. Fresco.

School of Athens

Raphael. 1509-1511 C.E. Fresco.

Isenheim altarpiece

Matthias Grunewald. 1512-1516. Oil on wood.

Entombment of Christ

Jacopo da Pontormo. 1525-1528 C.E. Oil on wood.

Allegory of Law and Grace

Lucas Cranach the Elder. c. 1530 C.E. Woodcut and letterpress.

Venus of Urbino

Titian, 1538, oil on canvas

Frontispiece of the Cordex

Mendoza. Viceroyalty of New Spain. c. 1541-1542. Ink and color

Il Gesù, including Triumph of the Name of Jesus ceiling fresco

Rome, Italy. Giacomo da Vignola, plan (architect); Giacomo della Porta, facade (architect); Giovanni Battista Gaulli, ceiling frescos (artist); 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 C.E. Oil on wood.

Mosque of Selim II

Edirne, Turkey. Sinan (architect). 1568-1575 C.E. Brick and stone.

Calling of Saint Matthew

Caravaggio. c. 1597-1601 C.E. Oil on canvas.

Henry IV Recieves the Portrait of Marie de'Medici from Mary de'Medici Cycle.

Peter Paul Rubens. 1621-1625. Oil on canvas

Self-Portrait with Saskia

Rembrandt van Rijn. 1636 C.E. Etching.

San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane

Rome, Italy. Francesco Borromini (architect). 1638-1646 C.E. Stone and stucco.

Ecstasy of Saint Teresa

Cornaro Chapel, Church of Santa Maria della Vittoria. Rome, Italy. Gian Lorenzo Bernini. c. 1647-1652 C.E. Marble (sculpture); stucco and gilt bronze (chapel)

Angel with Arquebus

Asiel Timor Dei. Master of Calamarca (La Paz School). c. 17th century C.E. Oil on canvas

Las Meninas

Diego Velázquez. c. 1656 C.E. Oil on canvas.

Woman Holding a Balance

Johannes Vermeer. c. 1664 C.E. Oil on canvas.

The Palace at Versailles

Versailles, France. Louis Le Vau and Jules Hardouin-Mansart (architects). Begun 1669 C.E. Masonry, stone, wood, iron, and gold leaf (architecture); marble and bronze (sculpture); gardens.

Screen with the Siege of Belgrade and hunting scene

1697-1701. Tempera and resin on wood, mother of pearl inlay

The Virgin of Guadalupe (Virgen de Guadalupe)

Miguel González. c. 1698 C.E. Based on original Virgin of Guadalupe. Basilica of Guadalupe, Mexico City. 16th century C.E. Oil on canvas on wood, inlaid with mother-of-pearl.

Fruit and Insects

Rachel Ruysch. 1711 C.E. Oil on wood.

Spaniard and Indian Produce a Mestizo

Attributed to Juan Rodríguez Juárez. c. 1715 C.E. Oil on canvas.

The Tete a Tete, from marriage a la Mode

William Hogarth. c. 1743 C.E. 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. c. 1763-1765 C.E. Oil on canvas.