The ancient world: Egyptian art -- The ancient world: Greek art -- The ancient world: Roman art -- Medieval art: Europe, Middle East, and North Africa -- The rebirth of classical art: The Renaissance -- Light, color, and style: High Renaissance to Mannerism -- Dynamic grandeur to delicate elegance: Baroque and Rococo -- Rediscovery and Romanticism -- Real life: Realism, Impressionism, and Post-impressionism -- Imagination and emotions: symbolism and expressionism -- Modernism: Cubism and abstract art -- Absurdity and the unconscious mind: Dada, Surrealism, and Abstract expressionism -- Popular culture and optic illusion: Pop and Op art -- Art today: Postmodern and contemporary art.