Art history

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Art history series.

 Pre-historic art

 Arts of the ancient world

 European art history

 Islamic art

 Arts of the Far East

 Contemporary art

Art history usually refers to the history of the visual arts. Although ideas about the definition of art have changed over the years, the field of art history attempts to categorize changes in art throughout time and better understand how art shapes and is shaped by the outlooks and creative impulses of its practitioners. Although many think of Art history as purely the study of European art history, the subject encompasses all art, from the megaliths of Western Europe to the paintings of the Tang dynasty in China.

Subdivisions in the art history section include:

Pre-historic art
- Pre-Historic Art of Europe
- Pre-Historic Art of Asia
- Native Arts of Africa
- Native Arts of the Americas
- Native Arts of Oceania
Art of the ancient world
- Arts of Ancient Mesopotamia
  - Sumeria
  - Babylon
  - Assyria
- Ancient Egyptian art
- Arts of the ancient Agean
  - The Minoan Civilization
European art history
- Medieval Art
- The Renaissance
- Mannerism, Baroque, and Rococo
- Neoclassicism, Romanticism, and Realism
- Modern Art
- Christian art
Islamic art
Arts of the Far East
- Chinese Art History
  - Tang and Song Dynasties
  - Yuan and Ming Dynasties
  - The Cultural Revolution
- Japanese Art History
Contemporary art

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