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The Creation of Adam (1508-1512), by Michelangelo, in the Sistine Chapel (Vatican).
Flute quartet (1777), of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, considered as one of the greatest composers of classical music of all the history.
One Thousand and One Nights (ألف ليلة وليلة, Alf layla wa-layla), classic title of the Arabic literature.
history of cinema
.

The history of art is a discipline of

social sciences which studies the evolution of art throughout time
.

Defined as any activity or product made by

art theory
.

Over time art

videogames
.

History of art is a

western art history
.

These days, art enjoys a wide network of study, dissemination and preservation of all the artistic legacy produced by mankind throughout history. The

Oscar of cinema also promote the best creative work in an international level. Institutions like UNESCO, with the establishment of the World Heritage Site, also help the conservation of the major monuments of the planet.[1]

Prehistory

Naturhistorisches Museum
.

crafts commenced. Finally, in the Metal Age (3000-1000 BC), the first protohistoric civilizations
arise.

Paleolithic

The

Venus figurines, feminine figures which certainly served as a cult of fertility, highlighted by Venus of Willendorf. Other representative works of this period are the Man from Brno and the Venus of Brassempouy.[2]

In the

cadence of dance.[3]

Neolithic

This period –began circa 8000 BC in the

Cardium Pottery was produced, decorated with imprints of seashells. New materials were produced like amber, crystal of rock, quartz, jasper, etc. In this period there appear the first traces of urbanistic planimetry, noting the remains in Tell as-Sultan (Jericho), Jarmo (Iraq) and Çatalhöyük (Anatolia).[4]

The last prehistoric phase is the Metal Age, as the use of elements such as

Ggantija. In the Balearic Islands were developed notable megalithic cultures, with different types of monuments: the naveta, a tomb shaped like a truncated pyramide, with an elongated burial chamber; the taula, two large stones, one put vertically and the other horizontally above each other; and the talaiot, a tower with a covered chamber and a false dome.[5]

References

  1. ^ Onians (2008), p. 316-317.
  2. ^ Honour-Fleming (2002), p. 36-44.
  3. ^ Abad (2004), p. 15.
  4. ^ Onians (2008), p. 20-25.
  5. ^ Azcárate (1983), p. 24-28.