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Medieval Period

Altarpieces and religious narrative painting dominate, with strong symbolic and gold-ground visual language.

Renaissance (14th-16th Century)

Works emphasizing perspective and light, blending natural landscapes with secular humanity, epitomizing the rational beauty of the Renaissance.

Baroque (17th Century)

Passionate, dynamic, and richly ornamental in style, with subjects drawn largely from religious and classical mythology.

Rococo (18th Century)

Light, delicate, and elegantly refined, with soft palettes and subjects depicting aristocratic life, full of courtly romance.

Romanticism (19th Century)

Nature, weather, and historical atmosphere are amplified to foreground subjective feeling.

Impressionism (20th Century)

Open brushwork and shifting light effects prioritize perception over polished contour.