Interactive Research Map

Art History 101

The Global Atlas of Visual Thinking

Explore how humans have made, communicated and transformed visual culture across time — without having to absorb the whole atlas at once.

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Select an era to focus the atlas. Hover or focus on a period to preview its place in the timeline. Applying any category filter expands results across every era.

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Origins of Visual Thinking

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before c. 3500 BCE
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