Chronological history of the visual arts by year and decade

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<p>This page indexes the individual <b>year in art</b> pages; see also <a href="/en/Art_periods" title="Art periods" class="mw-redirect wl">art periods</a>. This list is exclusively for the <a href="/en/Visual_art" title="Visual art" class="mw-redirect wl">visual arts</a>; for music, see <a href="/en/Timeline_of_musical_events" title="Timeline of musical events" class="wl">Timeline of musical events</a>.</p>

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<p><a href="#Pre_1000" target="_blank">Prehistoric</a> – <a href="#1000s" target="_blank">1000s</a> – <a href="#1010s" target="_blank">1010s</a> – <a href="#1020s" target="_blank">1020s</a> – <a href="#1030s" target="_blank">1030s</a> – <a href="#1040s" target="_blank">1040s</a> – <a href="#1050s" target="_blank">1050s</a> – <a href="#1060s" target="_blank">1060s</a> – <a href="#1070s" target="_blank">1070s</a> – <a href="#1080s" target="_blank">1080s</a> – <a href="#1090s" target="_blank">1090s</a> – <a href="#1100s" target="_blank">1100s</a> – <a href="#1110s" target="_blank">1110s</a> – <a href="#1120s" target="_blank">1120s</a> – <a href="#1130s" target="_blank">1130s</a> – <a href="#1140s" target="_blank">1140s</a> – <a href="#1150s" target="_blank">1150s</a> – <a href="#1160s" target="_blank">1160s</a> – <a href="#1170s" target="_blank">1170s</a> – <a href="#1180s" target="_blank">1180s</a> – <a href="#1190s" target="_blank">1190s</a> – <a href="#1200s" target="_blank">1200s</a> – <a href="#1210s" target="_blank">1210s</a> – <a href="#1220s" target="_blank">1220s</a> – <a href="#1230s" target="_blank">1230s</a> – <a href="#1240s" target="_blank">1240s</a> – <a href="#1250s" target="_blank">1250s</a> – <a href="#1260s" target="_blank">1260s</a> – <a href="#1270s" target="_blank">1270s</a> – <a href="#1280s" target="_blank">1280s</a> – <a href="#1290s" target="_blank">1290s</a> – <a href="#1300s" target="_blank">1300s</a> – <a href="#1310s" target="_blank">1310s</a> – <a href="#1320s" target="_blank">1320s</a> – <a href="#1330s" target="_blank">1330s</a> – <a href="#1340s" target="_blank">1340s</a> – <a href="#1350s" target="_blank">1350s</a> – <a href="#1360s" target="_blank">1360s</a> – <a href="#1370s" target="_blank">1370s</a> – <a href="#1380s" target="_blank">1380s</a> – <a href="#1390s" target="_blank">1390s</a> – <a href="#1400s" target="_blank">1400s</a> – <a href="#1410s" target="_blank">1410s</a> – <a href="#1420s" target="_blank">1420s</a> – <a href="#1430s" target="_blank">1430s</a> – <a href="#1440s" target="_blank">1440s</a> – <a href="#1450s" target="_blank">1450s</a> – <a href="#1460s" target="_blank">1460s</a> – <a href="#1470s" target="_blank">1470s</a> – <a href="#1480s" target="_blank">1480s</a> – <a href="#1490s" target="_blank">1490s</a> – <a href="#1500s" target="_blank">1500s</a> – <a href="#1510s" target="_blank">1510s</a> – <a href="#1520s" target="_blank">1520s</a> – <a href="#1530s" target="_blank">1530s</a> – <a href="#1540s" target="_blank">1540s</a> – <a href="#1550s" target="_blank">1550s</a> – <a href="#1560s" target="_blank">1560s</a> – <a href="#1570s" target="_blank">1570s</a> – <a href="#1580s" target="_blank">1580s</a> – <a href="#1590s" target="_blank">1590s</a> – <a href="#1600s" target="_blank">1600s</a> – <a href="#1610s" target="_blank">1610s</a> – <a href="#1620s" target="_blank">1620s</a> – <a href="#1630s" target="_blank">1630s</a> – <a href="#1640s" target="_blank">1640s</a> – <a href="#1650s" target="_blank">1650s</a> – <a href="#1660s" target="_blank">1660s</a> – <a href="#1670s" target="_blank">1670s</a> – <a href="#1680s" target="_blank">1680s</a> – <a href="#1690s" target="_blank">1690s</a> – <a href="#1700s" target="_blank">1700s</a> – <a href="#1710s" target="_blank">1710s</a> – <a href="#1720s" target="_blank">1720s</a> – <a href="#1730s" target="_blank">1730s</a> – <a href="#1740s" target="_blank">1740s</a> – <a href="#1750s" target="_blank">1750s</a> – <a href="#1760s" target="_blank">1760s</a> – <a href="#1770s" target="_blank">1770s</a> – <a href="#1780s" target="_blank">1780s</a> – <a href="#1790s" target="_blank">1790s</a> – <a href="#1800s" target="_blank">1800s</a> – <a href="#1810s" target="_blank">1810s</a> – <a href="#1820s" target="_blank">1820s</a> – <a href="#1830s" target="_blank">1830s</a> – <a href="#1840s" target="_blank">1840s</a> – <a href="#1850s" target="_blank">1850s</a> – <a href="#1860s" target="_blank">1860s</a> – <a href="#1870s" target="_blank">1870s</a> – <a href="#1880s" target="_blank">1880s</a> – <a href="#1890s" target="_blank">1890s</a> – <a href="#1900s" target="_blank">1900s</a> – <a href="#1910s" target="_blank">1910s</a> – <a href="#1920s" target="_blank">1920s</a> – <a href="#1930s" target="_blank">1930s</a> – <a href="#1940s" target="_blank">1940s</a> – <a href="#1950s" target="_blank">1950s</a> – <a href="#1960s" target="_blank">1960s</a> – <a href="#1970s" target="_blank">1970s</a> – <a href="#1980s" target="_blank">1980s</a> – <a href="#1990s" target="_blank">1990s</a> – <a href="#2000s" target="_blank">2000s</a> – <a href="#2010s" target="_blank">2010s</a> – <a href="#2020s" target="_blank">2020s</a></p>



This page indexes the individual year in art pages; see also art periods. This list is exclusively for the visual arts; for music, see Timeline of musical events. Prehistoric – 1000s – 1010s – 1020s – 1030s – 1040s – 1050s – 1060s – 1070s – 1080s – 1090s – 1100s – 1110s – 1120s – 1130s – 1140s – 1150s – 1160s – 1170s – 1180s – 1190s – 1200s – 1210s – 1220s – 1230s – 1240s – 1250s – 1260s – 1270s – 1280s – 1290s – 1300s – 1310s – 1320s – 1330s – 1340s – 1350s – 1360s – 1370s – 1380s – 1390s – 1400s – 1410s – 1420s – 1430s – 1440s – 1450s – 1460s – 1470s – 1480s – 1490s – 1500s – 1510s – 1520s – 1530s – 1540s – 1550s – 1560s – 1570s – 1580s – 1590s – 1600s – 1610s – 1620s – 1630s – 1640s – 1650s – 1660s – 1670s – 1680s – 1690s – 1700s – 1710s – 1720s – 1730s – 1740s – 1750s – 1760s – 1770s – 1780s – 1790s – 1800s – 1810s – 1820s – 1830s – 1840s – 1850s – 1860s – 1870s – 1880s – 1890s – 1900s – 1910s – 1920s – 1930s – 1940s – 1950s – 1960s – 1970s – 1980s – 1990s – 2000s – 2010s – 2020s 