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2500 years of art

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2,500 Years
of Art

From the Classical world of ancient Greece and Rome to the blockchain-native art of our era. Every age has had its defining gallery, its defining medium, its defining artists. This is ours.

500 BCE
500 CE
1400
1600
1800
1900
1960
2020
Crypto Art Era
Now

2020 Ongoing

Crypto Art Era

The Tokenized Era

Blockchain-enabled digital art, NFTs, generative art, and metaverse exhibitions.

Collection

50,000+ artworks on The Line

Gallery

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Crypto Art Era
NOW
Postmodernism

Tate Modern, photo by Sebastien Vincon

1960AD

c. 1960 2020

Postmodernism

Contemporary Art

Conceptual art, minimalism, pop art, and multimedia experiments blurred boundaries.

Collection

78,000+ artworks at the Tate

Definitive Gallery

Tate Modern

London, UK

Iconic for Warhol, Hockney, and installation art.

Modernism

Photo by Muffin Land

1900AD

c. 1900 1960

Modernism

Abstraction and Experiment

Abstract, surrealism, cubism, and expressionism challenged traditional forms.

Collection

200,000+ artworks at MoMA

Definitive Gallery

Museum of Modern Art

New York, USA

Features Picasso, Kandinsky, and Duchamp.

Romanticism

Photo by Luis Quintero

1800AD

c. 1800 1880

Romanticism

and Realism

Romanticism embraced emotion, nature, and sublime landscapes, while Realism depicted ordinary life and social issues.

Collection

80,000+ artworks at Musee d Orsay

Definitive Gallery

Musee d Orsay

Paris, France

Houses works by Delacroix, Courbet, and Millet.

Baroque Era

Photo by Jasinto Shabani

1600AD

c. 1600 1750

Baroque Era

Drama and Devotion

Dramatic lighting, movement, and emotional intensity in religious and royal themes.

Collection

21,600+ artworks at The Prado

Definitive Gallery

The Prado Museum

Madrid, Spain

Highlights Baroque masters like Velazquez and Rubens.

Renaissance Era

Photo by Tommy Milanese

1400AD

c. 1400 1600

Renaissance Era

Rebirth of Classicism

Revival of Classical ideals, humanism, perspective, and naturalism.

Collection

10,000+ artworks at The Uffizi

Definitive Gallery

Uffizi Gallery

Florence, Italy

Renowned for works by Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, and Botticelli.

Medieval Era
500CE

c. 500 1400 CE

Medieval Era

Faith in Form

Religious art, illuminated manuscripts, Gothic cathedrals, and iconography.

Collection

480,000+ artworks at The Louvre

Definitive Gallery

The Louvre

Paris, France

Features Medieval Christian art and Gothic artifacts.

500 BCE
500BCE

c. 500 BCE 500 CE

Classical Era

The Human Ideal

Ancient Greek and Roman art focused on idealized human forms, mythology, and architecture.

Collection

70,000+ artworks at the Vatican

Definitive Gallery

Vatican Museums

Rome, Italy

Showcases Roman frescoes, sculptures, and Classical art heritage.

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