The Western Tradition: The Basics

Statue of a Kouros (youth), ca. 590-580 B.C.E., Fletcher Fund, 1932, Metropolitan Museum of Art- (32.11.1)The Western Tradition in art generally refers to the aesthetic and cultural tradition of Western civilization--countries in Western Europe and North America. It begins with the earliest art of what would become ancient Greece and Rome--and continues to the present day--although definitions are always changing. In art history, we generally break the Western Tradition down into some major divisions. Each of these periods (of course) has numerous movements within it--not every movement is listed here--and the definitions are not carved in stone. But it’s a start at helping you sort out the Western Tradition.

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500 Years of Female Portraits in Western Art

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by Philip Scott Johnson. Music: Bach's Sarabande from Suite for Solo Cello No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007 performed by Yo-Yo Ma. For a complete list of artists and paintings CLICK HERE.