AP European History Art Styles

Categorized by Nature, Classical Learning, and the Individual (1300s - 1500s)

Extravagant Settings, Ornamentation and Color, Popular During the Catholic Reformation (1600s-1700s)

Known for Soft Pastels and Starry-Eyed Lovers Protected by Hovering Cupids (1720-1780)

Exemplifies Civic Virtue, Rational Thinking, Morality, and Ethics (1750s-Early 1800s)

Movement that Stressed the Depiction of Life as it Actually was (Mid 1800s)

Extensive Use of Arches, Curved Forms, Mosaics, and Stained Glass (Early 1900s)

Known for Geometric Schemes, Shapes, and Cubes (Early 1900s)

Reflects Deep Intellectual Unrest, and Destruction of Trust Between People and the World (Late 1800s-Early 1900s)

Known for Refusal of Any Single Artistic Style or Definition of What Art Should Be (Late 1900s)

Use of Unconventional Techniques, Spurred by the Psychological Crisis of Many Western Europeans (Early 1900s)

Use of Non-Traditional Techniques and Performances to Shock Society into Self-Awareness (Interwar Period)

See to Impose Intense Feeling and Emotions Through Art (Mid/Late 1800s)

Emphasized Asymmetrical Designs, Fictitious Subject Matter, and Instability (1520-1580)

Focused on Religious Themes and Everyday Life (1430s-1500s)

Style of Idealized Realism Created in the Soviet Union (Early 1900s-Soviet Era)

Known for Appreciation for the Beauties of Nature and Emotions over Reason (Late 1700s-Mid 1800s)

Rejected the Past, and Focused on the Aesthetic of Future Machines and Speed (Early 1900s)

Decorative Architecture Known for Use of Luxury Items to Create Appearance of Wealth (1920s-Mid 1900s)

Art Based on Modern Pop Culture and Mass Media (1960s)