Prehistoric and primitive arts -- Egypt -- Mesopotamia -- The classical world: Greece -- The classical world: Rome -- The eastern empire: Byzantium -- The Islamic empire -- India and Indonesia -- China -- Japan -- Pre-Columbian art -- The Middle Ages -- The late Gothic north -- The Italian Renaissance: Florence and Rome ; Venice -- The Renaissance in the north -- The birth of baroque: Rome -- Catholic baroque: Spain, Flanders, and Versailles -- Protestant baroque: Netherlands, England, and the colonies -- Eighteenth century: rococo and neo-classic -- Nineteenth century: revolution, romanticism, and the School of Paris -- America -- Twentieth century: art becomes international -- Glossary of art terms -- Glossary of artists -- Chronological chart of periods of art.
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