Prehistory to Middle Ages

Question 1

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Paleolithic, Nude woman (Venus of Willendorf),

ca. 28,000–25,000 BCE.

Question 2

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Paleolithic, Hall of the Bulls,

ca. 15,000–13,000 BCE.

Question 3

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Neolithic, Stonehenge,

ca. 2550–1600 BCE.

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Sumerian, Presentation of offerings to Inanna

(Warka Vase),

ca. 3200–3000 BCE

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Sumerian, Standard of Ur,

ca. 2600 BCE

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Sumerian, Bull-headed lyre,

ca. 2600 BCE.

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Akkadian, Victory stele of Naram-Sin,

ca. 2254–2218 BCE.

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Neo-Babylonian, Ziggurat of Ur,

ca. 2100 BCE

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Babylonian, Stele of Hammurabi,

ca. 1780 BCE.

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Assyrian, Ashurnasirpal II Killing Lions,

ca.875-860 BCE

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Assyrian, Lamassu

ca. 720–705 BCE

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Neo-Babylonian, Ishtar Gate

ca.575 BCE

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Persian,

Darius and Xerxes Receiving Tribute,

491-486 BCE

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Early Dynastic Egyptian,

Palette of Narmer,

ca.3100 BCE

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Early Dynastic Egyptian,

Palette of Narmer,

ca.3100 BCE

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Old Kingdom Egyptian, Imhotep,

Stepped Pyramid of Djoser,

ca.2630-2611BCE

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Old Kingdom Egyptian,

Pyramids at Giza,

2551-2472BCE

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Old Kingdom Egyptian,

Great Sphinx,

ca.2520-2494BCE

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Old Kingdom Egyptian,

Seated Statue of Khafre,

2520-2494BCE

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Old Kingdom Egyptian,

Seated Scribe,

ca.2500BCE

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New Kingdom Egyptian,

Senmut (?),

Funerary temple of Queen Hatshepsut,

1504-1496BCE

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New Kingdom Egyptian,

Hatshepsut with offering jars,

ca. 1473–1458 BCE

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New Kingdom Egyptian,

Temple of Ramses II,

ca. 1290–1224 BCE.

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New Kingdom Egyptian,

Nebamun hunting birds,

ca.1390-1352BCE

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New Kingdom Egyptian (Amarna), Akhenaton, 1353-1350 BCE

Question 26

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New Kingdom Egyptian, Death mask of Tutankhamen, ca. 1323 BCE

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New Kingdom Egyptian, Last judgment of Hu-Nefer, ca. 1290–1280 BCE.

Question 28

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Cycladic, Figurine of a woman, ca. 2500–2300 BCE.

Question 29

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Minoan, Bull-leaping, ca. 1450–1400 BCE

Question 30

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Minoan, Snake Goddess, ca. 1600 BCE

Question 31

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Mycenaean, Treasury of Atreus, ca. 1300-1250 BCE

Question 32

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Mycenaean, Funerary mask, ca. 1600–1500 BCE.

Question 33

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Geometric, Geometric krater, ca. 740 BCE.

Question 34

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Archaic, Kouros, ca. 600 BCE

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Archaic, Kleitas and Ergotimos, François Vase ca. 570 BCE.

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Archaic, Euphronios (painter) and Euxitheos (potter), Death of Sarpedon, ca.515 BCE

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Late Archaic, Dying warrior, ca.490-480 BCE

Question 38

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Early Classical, Riace Warrior, ca. 460–450 BCE

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High Classical, Polykleitos, Doryphoros (Spear Bearer), ca. 450–440 BCE

Question 40

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High Classical, Iktinos and Kallikrates, Parthenon, 447–438 BCE

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Late Classical, Praxiteles, Aphrodite of Knidos, ca. 350–340 BCE

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Late Classical, Lysippos, Weary Herakles (Farnese Herakles), ca. 320 BCE

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Hellenistic, Epigonos (?), Dying Gaul. ca. 230–220 BCE

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Hellenistic, Athena battling Alkyoneos, 175 BCE

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Hellenistic, Alexandros of Antioch-on-the-Meander, Aphrodite (Venus de Milo), ca. 150–125 BCE.

Question 46

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Hellenistic, Seated boxer, ca. 100–50 BCE

Question 47

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Hellenistic, Athanadoros, Hagesandros and Polydoros of Rhodes, Laocoön, early 1st century CE

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Archaic, Sarcophagus with reclining couple, ca. 520 BCE.

Question 49

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Archaic, Capitoline Wolf, c. 500-480 BCE

Question 50

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Republican, Temple of Portunus ca. 75 BCE.

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Republican, Portrait Head of an Elder, c. 80 BCE

Question 52

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Early Empire, Atrium of the House of the Vettii, second century BCE, rebuilt 62–79 CE

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Republican, Dionysiac mystery frieze, ca. 60–50 BCE

Question 54

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Early Empire, Portrait of Augustus as general, ca. 20 BCE

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Early Empire, Ara Pacis Augustae, 13–9 BCE.

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Early Empire, Colosseum (Flavian Amphitheater), ca. 70–80 CE

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Early Empire, Arch of Titus, after 81 CE

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High Empire, Column of Trajan, dedicated 112 CE

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High Empire, Column of Trajan, dedicated 112 CE

Question 60

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High Empire, Pantheon, 118–125 CE

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High Empire, Equestrian statue of Marcus Aurelius, ca. 175 CE

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Late Empire, Portraits of the four tetrarchs, ca. 305 CE

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Late Empire, Arch of Constantine, 312–315 CE

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Late Empire, Portrait of Constantine (head), ca. 315–330 CE

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Late Empire, Portrait of Constantine (hand), ca. 315–330 CE

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Early Christian, The Good Shepherd, the story of Jonah, and orants, early fourth century.

Question 67

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Early Christian, Sarcophagus of Junius Bassus, ca.359

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Early Christian, Old Saint Peter’s, ca. 319-390

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Early Byzantine, Anthemius of Tralles and Isidorus of Miletus, Hagia Sophia, 532–537

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Early Byzantine, Justinian, Bishop Maximianus, and attendants, ca. 547

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Middle Byzantine, Crucifixion, ca. 1090–1100

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Hiberno-Saxon, CHI RHO IOTA page from the Book of Kells, late 8th or early 9th century

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Hiberno-Saxon, Saint Matthew, Lindisfarne Gospels, ca. 698–721

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Carolingian, Equestrian portrait of Charlemagne or Charles the Bald, ninth century

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Carolingian, Saint Matthew, Coronation Gospels (Gospel Book of Charlemagne), ca. 800–810

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Ottonian, Saint Michael’s, 1001–1031

Question 77

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Ottonian, Doors of Saint Michael’s, 1015

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Early Romanesque, Cathedral of St. James, 1078–1122.

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Early Romanesque, Second Coming of Christ, c. 1120

Question 80

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Late Romanesque, Gislebertus, Last Judgment, ca.1120-35

Question 81

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Late Romanesque, Virgin and Child (Morgan Madonna), second half of twelfth century

Question 82

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Early/ High Gothic, Chartres Cathedral, begun 11

Question 83

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Rose Window and Lancets, Chartres Cathedral. c. 1230–1235

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High Gothic, St. Theodore, Chartres Cathedral ca.1230

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High Gothic, Reims Cathedral, ca. 1225–1290

Question 86

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High Gothic, Visitation, Reims Cathedral ca. 1230

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High Gothic, Sainte-Chapelle, 1239–1248

Question 88

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Late Medieval, Nicola Pisano, Pulpit, 1260