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Take in the full sweep of European art from Gothic cathedrals to Cubism in this spellbinding and visually-dazzling course taught by an acclaimed art-historian.

Christie’s 19th Century European Art Department presents its upcoming auctions and auction results, online catalogues, and specialist insights.

A general category for European artists working in the period following World War II (roughly 1945-70). Though necessarily broad, in general this group of artists attempted to re-establish identity and cope with the trauma of the war, the onset of the Cold War, and the shift in the art world center from New York to Paris. The period saw a multitude of movements appear across the continent—including Tachisme, Art Informel, Nouveau Réalisme, Fluxus, and Arte Povera—both originating in Europe and informed by international developments, particularly in the United States and Japan. Some of the countless major artists to emerge included Jean Dubuffet, Alberto Giacometti, and Francis Bacon.

The understanding of Eastern Europe as a distinct geographic and cultural region is, to a significant extent, a product of recent history. It can be traced to the division of Europe into the Western and Soviet spheres of influence in the wake of the allied victory over Germany in

Use this link to search for objects in the European Art collection. Please note: digitizing artworks is an ongoing process, so this search is not representative of the ...

Modernism was a cultural movement which spread across Europe in the 19th and 20th centuries. It is difficult to define, but generally it was viewed as a move towards change. The fully industrialised world of the time had a particular impact on more traditional ways of living and

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The Art of Europe department encompasses the MFA’s rich holdings of European paintings, sculpture, and decorative arts.

SLSAeu is the sister organisation of the international, USA-based Society for Literature, Science, and the Arts. It welcomes colleagues in the humanities, the social sciences, the arts, all fields of science, medicine, engineering, computer sciences as well as independent scholar

Bid in-person or online for the upcoming auction:500 Years: Decorative Arts Europe on 19-20 October 2011 at New York

Arts of Europe - View Auction details, bid, buy and collect the various artworks at Sothebys Art Auction House.

Western arts: Western arts, the literary, performing, and visual arts of Europe and regions that share a European cultural tradition, including the United States and Canada. Diverse as the European continent is, the artistic traditions of its nations share many common traits. The antecedents of most European

Brought to you by Smarthistory. 1600-1800: The monarchs of Europe embraced the most ornate elements of 17th-century art. Rulers invested vast resources on elaborate church facades, stunning, gold-covered chapels and strikingly-realistic painting and sculpture. While in the newly independent Dutch Republic, a market emerged to meet the Protestant tastes of the growing merchant class. By the 18th century, Voltaire, Rousseau and other intellectuals had put forward Enlightenment ideas that would spark an age of revolution and usher in the modern world.

Whether you prefer to see the classics in Rome or modern-art installations in Basel, we've captured Europe's best arts an

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The general arts support structure in Europe differs quite a bit from that of the United States. Most European countries have a Ministry of Culture which is in charge of preserving, supporting, and promoting the arts in its respective country as well as abroad. It is the primar

The art of Europe, or Western art, encompasses the history of visual art in Europe. European prehistoric art started as mobile rock and cave painting art and was characteristic of the period between the Paleolithic and the Iron Age.[1] Written histories of European art often begi