The Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood

  Anatoly Vanetik provides a rich history of art throughout centuries, discussing each and every era as it passed through time. If you haven't started from the beginning, read his other art history blogs here to catch up to the Pre-Raphaelite era of art history. If you have been following along with Anatoly Vanetik’s art …

Realism

Anatoly Vanetik provides you with a trip back in time to the art history era of Realism. This time period is what many consider the "beginning of Modern Art" where artists began to embrace creativity, stray from social status, and simply paint what they saw.

Art History: Neoclassicism

  Here's another slideshow I put together to give a little insight into the neoclassic period of art creation. Like other eras I've covered on TonyVanetik.net, neoclassicism referred to a return to the ideals of the past, a very common theme in art.  

Reniassance Art and Humanism Slideshow

If you're a visual learner and prefer to flip through some slides, check out the slideshow I created based on the blog published on TonyVanetik.net.

Early Renaissance Slideshow

Anatoly's Art History: Early Renaissance from Tony Vanetik A quick slideshow put together to give those interested in learning a bit more about art history an opportunity to do so. This slideshow walks through the early renaissance period, based off of Anatoly Vanetik's post on both  his WordPress and his website TonyVanetik.net.

Anatoly’s Art History: Medieval Art

There are noticeable differences between the art of today and the art of yesterday. Even haphazard, fleeting glances can reveal entire worlds of differences between art from different time periods–even art originating from the same exact place. The differences apparent in various periods of art history can be traced back to a number of factors, …

Anatoly’s Art History: Baroque

Baroque 1600-1725 In 1517, Martin Luther started the Reformation Movement by criticizing the church with his 95 Theses. This historic act of defiance against the church spawned Baroque art was supported by the Catholic Church as a way to teach christianity to the uneducated, and to counter the sentiments of the Reformation. The Council of …

Anatoly’s Art History: The Stone Age Part III

Bringing yourself in touch with the art & culture of a time period can be achieved easily by narrowing your focus of concentration to a type of art or specific culture.  Breaking down art history into its five distinct categories in a recent post, I’ve decided to dive deeply into each era individually, exploring the …

Art History: The Stone Age Part I

Examining art as a piece of history can reflect innumerable things about a society . Looking into an entire era of art–whether it spans decades, centuries or more–can give a taste of the culture and beauty of a civilization as a whole. But truly bringing yourself in touch with the art and culture of a …

Art History: Ancient Egypt

Art, when examined on a grand scale can be interesting. Looking into an entire era of art–whether it spans decades, centuries or more–can give a taste of the culture and beauty of a civilization as a whole. But truly bringing yourself in touch with the art and culture of a time can be achieved more …