History of Art Videos

Study History of Art topics using Online Video. Use the Subtitles to improve Reading & Literacy Skills .....at the same time!

A selection of 42 of our online History of Art videos provides middle-school and homeschool students with the opportunity to learn about the History through Art explaining each different historical period, from 800 B.C. through A.D. 1900, by exploring its paintings, sculpture, and architectural treasures. You'll discover how the social, political, religious, and economic environments of each era influenced the artists and their creations.

Learn about the Age and the Art of Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome exploring the influences of the rise and decline of the Roman Empire. Study The Middle Ages that included the days of Early Christianity, The Dark Ages and the Romanesque and Gothic influences.

Discover the Age and the Art of The Renaissance, The Baroque, The Enlightenment, the Era of Romanticism, The Pre-Modern Era, and Expressionism and The Twentieth Century. Learn about Realism, Impressionism and Post Impressionist Art.

Learn about and study Native American Rock Art of the Southwest, Native American and Colonial Art, and Colonial American Painting.

Then use our online interactive quizzes to discover what you have learnt and strengthen your understanding of the subject.

• Art > History Through Art 
• Ancient Greece (3 videos)
• Ancient Rome (3 videos)
• The Middle Ages (3 videos)
• The Renaissance (2 videos)
• The Baroque (3 videos)
• The Enlightenment (2 videos)
• Romanticism (2 videos)
• The Pre Modern Era (3 videos)
• The Twentieth Century (2 videos)
• Native American Rock Art of the Southwest (7 videos)
• Native American and Colonial Art (3 videos)
• The Art Of Seeing (9 videos)