The earliest works of fine arts in the West were produced in the late Paleolithic period, that is, between 30,000 years ago and 1000 years ago. The most outstanding original paintings are found in dozens of caves in southern France and northern Spain, among which the most famous are the murals in Lascaux Cave in France and altamira Cave in Spain.
Freedom and democracy in ancient Greece created buildings, sculptures and paintings with democratic ideas, among which many handsome and elegant sculpture images remain in the world, such as Milos discus thrower and Venus. Especially charming.
The Middle Ages refers to the 5th century A.D. (marked by the collapse of the Western Roman Empire in 476 A.D.) to the15th century (the dawn of the Italian Renaissance), marking the entry of the West into the Christian era.
14-18th century is an international gothic, renaissance, stylism, baroque art, neoclassicism and romanticism.
19th century is realism.
Modern art is cubism, expressionism, abstract expressionism, abstract art, blue knight and dadaism.
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As a cultural phenomenon in modern capitalist society, modern western artistic thoughts have had an impact on contemporary China fine arts. On the one hand, many western paintings were introduced, which enriched the carrier of China's artistic creation.
On the other hand, the introduction of western painting has also broken the long-term closed, static and slow-changing pattern of Chinese painting. Chinese painting has a long history. It is a traditional painting form with a long history and culture of the Chinese nation. It embodies the aesthetic requirements of the Chinese nation and is deeply loved by the broad masses of the people.
Baidu Encyclopedia-Western Art History