History of Art
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- full network access
- run at startup
- set wallpaper
- prevent device from sleeping
App summary
DISCOVER THE HISTORY OF HUMAN CREATIVITY
Do you want to travel through art history from Prehistory to the present, architecture to paintings, furniture designs to sculptures, Renaissance to Post-minimalism, Ancient Egypt to Aztecs, Islamic Art to Chinese Art, and Neolithic Architecture to Contemporary Architecture?
History of Art App can guide you in this journey with these following features:
A HUGE CONTENT OF
- 200+ art movements and styles,
- 300+ cultures and periods,
- 350+ architectural styles and regions,
- 180+ art schools and groups,
- 40.000+ artists and architects,
- 120.000+ artworks,
- 50.000+ architectural works,
- 200.000+ Wikipedia articles
ART THROUGH THE AGES: The art content is grouped into ages, so: You can see all movements, styles, groups, schools, cultures, etc. of that age and compare the evolution of art in different parts of the world within that age.
MOVEMENTS AND STYLES: Movements and styles with featured works and artists.
Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque, Romanticisim, Realism, Impressionism, Pointillism, Symbolism, Art Nouveau, Expressionism, Fauvism, Cubism, Dada, Minimalism, Pop Art, Conceptual Art, Biomorphism, Neo-Minimalism and more.
CULTURES: From Oceania to Africa, China to Native Americans, Buddhist Art to Islamic Art, more than 300 cultures with featured artworks around the globe.
Indian, Japanese, Korean, Persian, Buddhist, Hindu, Ottoman, Indigenous Australian, New Guinea, Hawaiian, Nok, Akan, Hopewell, Inca, Olmecs, Aztecs and so much more.
ARCHITECTURE: Architectural styles and regions, with thousands of notable architectural works.
Neolithic, Mesoamerican, Ancient Roman, Badami Chalukya, Visigothic, Abbasid, Romanesque, Gothic, Indo-Islamic, Palladian, Greek Revival, Expressionist, International, Brutalist, Neomodern and more.
Architecture in USA, France, Canada, Brasil, Morocco, Egypt, China, Austria, Russia, Thailand, Indonesia, and more.
SCHOOLS AND GROUPS: Schools and groups, which have an important place in art history, are environments where artists are trained, interact with each other, and are influenced by each other.
Schools and groups with notable members and artworks.
Florentine, Antwerp, Utagawa, Barbizon, Hudson River, Bauhause, Nazarene, Skagen Painters, Fluxus, Young British Artists and more.
GALLERIES: Groups of artworks based on their concept (birds, portraits, Paris, sleeping,
rain, etc.) for you to:
- Discover new artists, artworks, movements, and cultures,
- See into the progress and diversity of art through ages, cultures and regions.
MOST POPULAR ITEMS: Lists of most popular artworks, artists, architects, architectural works and museums, you don't have to worry about where to start entering the gate of art :)
Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Caravaggio, Rembrandt, Claude Monet, Vincent van Gogh, Gustav Klimt, Kandinsky, Pablo Picasso and more.
Andrea Palladio, Mimar Sinan, Christopher Wren, Gustave Eiffel, Antoni Gaudí, Frank Lloyd Wright, Le Corbusier, Louis Kahn, Frank Gehry, Norman Foster, Zaha Hadid, and more.
FUNDAMENTALS OF ART: A dictionary including fundamental terms of art (forms, techniques, types, etc.) in order to help you understand the concept better.
Printmaking, Assemblage, Interactive Art, Veduta, Found Object, Serial Art, Photogram, Woodcut, Etching, Engraving, Kitsch, Picturesque, and more.
NEW DISCOVERIES EVERY DAY: This application has also dynamic facilities with the aim of opening new gates to art history. You will get to know a new artwork, architectural work, and artist/architect, every single day.
OTHER FACILITIES:
- Daily Notifications,
- Maps,
- Timelines,
- Favorite management,
- Related Wikipedia Articles,
- In-app search,
- Share,
- Search external links,
- Widgets,
- Games,
- Multilingual interface (over 20 languages and counting)
User reviews
- Great resource for art history enthusiasts and beginners.
- User-friendly interface with a clean design.
- Extensive library of art with valuable information linked to each piece.
- Encourages daily learning and exploration of art history.
- Potential for updates and additional content based on user feedback.
- Requires payment to unlock most of the content.
- Technical issues and bugs which affect usability.
- Limited scope regarding lesser-known artists and artworks.
- Many entries derive content from Wikipedia.
- Navigation can be difficult for some users.
- The app requires payment to access most features.
- Has technical issues affecting functionality.
- Content is often from Wikipedia and lacks depth.
- Includes a good collection of popular artists but is lacking in other areas.
- User-friendly but with navigation challenges.
User reviews
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