Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index This is the article at the top of the Art history series. Pre-historic art Arts of the ancient world European art history Islamic art Arts of the Far East Contemporary art Art history usually refers to the history of the visual arts. Although ideas about the definition of art have changed over the years, the field of art history attempts to categorize changes in art throughout time and better understand how art shapes and is shaped by the outlooks and creative impulses of its practitioners. Although many think of Art history as purely the study of European art history, the subject encompasses all art, from the megaliths of Western Europe to the paintings of the Tang dynasty in China. Subdivisions in the art history section include: Pre-historic art Pre-Historic Art of Europe Pre-Historic Art of Asia Native Arts of Africa Native Arts of the Americas Native Arts of Oceania Art of the ancient world Arts of Ancient Mesopotamia Sumeria Babylon Assyria Ancient Egyptian art Arts of the ancient Agean The Minoan Civilization European art history Medieval Art The Renaissance Mannerism, Baroque, and Rococo Neoclassicism, Romanticism, Academism, and Realism Modern Art Christian art Islamic art Arts of the Far East Chinese Art History Tang and Song Dynasties Yuan and Ming Dynasties The Cultural Revolution Japanese Art History Contemporary art See also Art Aesthetics List of artworks List of painters History of painting What is art? This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.